Cragside Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Newcastle City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Cragside Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 18 March 2025. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Cragside Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 1.058 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.69 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.717 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 440 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.656 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception in 2026 had 40 first-choice applications for 51 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 11 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but in all 5 earlier years places ran out and a last distance was published.
- 2024/25: 83% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2nd highest among it and the 6 of the 8 nearest Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools that have results.
- In 2026, 20 of the 184 Reception applications (11%) came from families living outside Newcastle upon Tyne, and 5 offers went to them.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newcastle upon Tyne schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cragside, High Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7EL
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 410 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 18 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this nurturing and aspirational school.”
- “Everyone has the highest ambitions for pupils’ learning, behaviour and success.”
- “These ambitions are well understood and realised.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 83% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 40 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 40 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Benton Park Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ravenswood Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- South Gosforth First School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Jesmond Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chillingham Road Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published