Broadwood Primary School

Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne

Last distance offered · Reception 2025

Not published

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Broadwood Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 March 2023. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2025 entry.

Broadwood 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 2025	Not published
Reception 2024	Not published
Reception 2023	Not published
Reception 2022	Not published
Reception 2021	Not published
Reception 2020	Not published
Reception 2019	Not published
Reception 2018	Not published

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Reception 2026 there were 34 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
At 1.1 first choices per Reception 2026 offer, it ranked 8th highest of 72 Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools.
In 2024/25, 39% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools.

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: Broadwood Road, Denton Burn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7TB
Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Newcastle upon Tyne
Pupils on roll: 234 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 56.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 1 March 2023

Strengths

“Strong and trusting relationships are the hallmark of this welcoming and inclusive school.”
“Leaders have transformed the school.”
“They make it their priority to get to know the pupils in their care.”

To improve

“They have a strong focus on improving pupils’ outcomes, which historically have been too low.”
“There is more to do to improve the quality of pupils’ writing in other styles where inconsistency remains.”
“In this aspect of the curriculum, there is greater variability.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 April 2023 (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)	39%	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: 34 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
Waverley Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Lemington Riverside Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Stocksfield Avenue Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
West Denton Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Beech Hill Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton 1.0 mi Good Last distance published