Atkinson Road Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · 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, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Atkinson Road Primary Academy is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 May 2023. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Atkinson Road Primary Academy 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 72% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 47 of the 67 other Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 41 first-choice applications for 42 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- 66.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 50.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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
- Atkinson Road, Benwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 395 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 66.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 May 2023
Strengths
- “Every day, staff work together with pupils at Atkinson Road to create a space where they feel safe and special.”
- “Pupils receive a warm, friendly welcome from the moment they arrive at school.”
- “Those new to the school, including pupils who arrive from overseas, quickly become part of this caring school family.”
To improve
- “Many do not remain in the school long enough to benefit from the school’s full curriculum.”
- “Leaders are working to further strengthen how checks on prior knowledge are used for all pupils across all subjects in the wider curriculum, so that all pupils are well supported to fully access the school’s broad and aspirational curriculum.”
- “The effective revisit and practice approach used in some subjects, such as English and early reading, is not as well embedded in all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 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) | 72% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 41 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Newcastle Academy 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Canning Street Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Johns Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Bridgewater Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wingrove Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stocksfield Avenue Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published