Waverley 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.
Waverley 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.
Waverley 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
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- 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 19 first-choice applications for 19 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the published admission number was 30 places.
- 42% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 51.5% 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
- Maple Close, Lemington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7QZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 205 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They arrive at school keen and happy to begin their learning.”
- “Parents speak highly of the school and the positive experiences it provides for their children.”
To improve
- “However, progress is less secure for children in the early years.”
- “Some children do not develop the knowledge and skills they need for key stage 1 as quickly as they should.”
- “Leaders have identified that a small number of children do not learn to read quickly enough in the early years.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 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) | 74% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 19 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 George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Lemington Riverside Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broadwood Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- West Denton Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Stocksfield Avenue Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beech Hill Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published