Cheviot Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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.
Cheviot Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 May 2022. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Cheviot 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 6.772 mi |
| 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 | 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 23 first-choice applications for 24 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and places ran out in 1 of the 7 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 15.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 69.3% of pupils, against a middle figure of 50.6% 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
- Yetholm Place, Newbiggin Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4EB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 202 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 69.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 May 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils receive a warm welcome into school every morning by staff who care for them deeply.”
- “Then, pupils quickly settle to complete 'morning board' learning.”
- “Pupils respond well to the school's routines and staff's high expectations of them.”
To improve
- “Some pupils, though, do not attend school often enough.”
- “They miss out on some of the rich educational experiences on offer.”
- “Their use of more ambitious punctuation, such as ellipses, colons and hyphens, is not as well developed”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (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) | 66% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 23 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 Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Farne Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Simonside Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hilton Primary Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beech Hill Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Kenton Bar Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Westerhope Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kingston Park Primary School 0.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published