West Newcastle Academy
Primary · Free schools · Ages 3–11 · 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.
West Newcastle Academy is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 3–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
West Newcastle 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 47 of the 67 other Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 8 first-choice applications for 8 offers, against an admission number of 30; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- There are 15.2 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 19.2 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Off Armstrong Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8QP
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 181 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 12 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school live out the school’s values of ‘ready, respectful, safe’.”
- “They benefit from many opportunities to embody these values.”
- “Pupils of all ages are happy and welcoming to visitors.”
To improve
- “However, published phonics outcomes for 2024 were well below national figures.”
- “However, processes for checking pupils’ long-term understanding of what they have learned are not sufficiently robust.”
- “This means that some gaps in knowledge are not consistently identified and addressed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 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) | 57% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 8 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 Johns Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Canning Street Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bridgewater Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wingrove Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hawthorn Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published