New York Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · North Shields, North Tyneside
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
2.01 miles
Published by North Tyneside Council · offers on 16 April 2025
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New York Primary School is a primary school in North Shields, North Tyneside for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. North Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
New York 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 | 2.01 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 79% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026, there were 56 first-choice applications for 45 offers; 45 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families (20%) were not offered a place.
- At 1.2 first choices per offer, Reception 2026 was the 5th highest of 52 North Tyneside primary schools.
- 31.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 37.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Tyneside.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Tyneside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lanark Close, North Shields, NE29 8DP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 405 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils attend a school where excellence is standard.”
- “They love coming to school and are hugely proud to be ‘New Yorkers’.”
- “They embody the school’s PROUD words, including respect, determination and empathy.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 September 2024 (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) | 79% | 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: 56 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 45 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 North Tyneside.
- Whitehouse Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Preston Grange Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Langley First School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Collingwood Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hadrian Park Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shiremoor Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields 1.3 mi Good Last distance published