West Denton 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, 2025–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
West Denton Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
West Denton 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 | 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
- 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.
- 2024/25: 48% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- For Reception 2026 there were 33 first-choice applications for 35 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 54.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 42% 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
- Hillhead Road, West Denton, West Denton Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1DN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 316 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 48% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 33 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 John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Milecastle Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Knop Law Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Westerhope Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beech Hill Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Broadwood Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Waverley Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lemington Riverside Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published