Councils · England · Newcastle upon Tyne
Schools in Newcastle upon Tyne, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 73 primary, 13 secondary — with Newcastle upon Tyne’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Newcastle upon Tyne’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Newcastle upon Tyne’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Find your shortlist.
All 105state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 73
Archbishop Runcie CofE First School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Not judged
Archibald First School
Foundation school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
Atkinson Road Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Beech Hill Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Benton Park Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
Bridgewater Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
Broadwood Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Brunton First School
Foundation school · Ages 4-9 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Byker Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
Canning Street Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Central Walker Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Cheviot Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Chillingham Road Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Cragside Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
Dinnington First School
Foundation school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Excelsior Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Farne Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Gosforth Park First School
Foundation school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Grange First School
Foundation school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Havannah First School
Foundation school · Ages 4-9 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Hawthorn Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Hilton Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hotspur Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Kenton Bar Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Kingston Park Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Knop Law Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
Lemington Riverside Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Milecastle Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Moorside Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Mountfield Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Newburn Manor Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted · Good
North Fawdon Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Not judged
Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Ravenswood Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Regent Farm First School
Foundation school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Simonside Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
South Gosforth First School
Foundation school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St Charles' Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St Johns Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Stocksfield Avenue Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Thomas Walling Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Throckley Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
Tyneview Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Walbottle Village Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Walkergate Community School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Waverley Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Welbeck Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Requires improvement
West Denton Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
West Jesmond Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
West Newcastle Academy
Free schools · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Not judged
West Walker Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Westerhope Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Westgate Hill Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
Wingrove Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Wyndham Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 13
Benfield School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Callerton Academy
Free schools · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Excelsior Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Gosforth Academy
Academy converter · Ages 13-18 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Jesmond Park Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Kenton School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Requires improvement
North East Futures UTC
University technical college · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · Newcastle Upon Tyne
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Not judged
St Cuthbert's High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Boys · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
Studio West
Studio schools · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Not judged
Walbottle Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Walker Riverside Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Not judged
Special & other · 20
Bahr Academy
Other independent school · Ages 11-16 · Girls · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Dame Allan's Schools
Other independent school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Not judged yet
Gosforth Central Middle School
Foundation school · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Gosforth East Middle School
Foundation school · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Academy converter · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Great Park Academy
Free schools · Ages 9-16 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Hadrian School
Foundation special school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
NCG
Further education · Ages 14-99 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Newcastle High School for Girls GDST
Other independent school · Ages 3-18 · Girls
Not judged yet
Newcastle Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Not judged yet
Newcastle School for Boys
Other independent school · Ages 2-18 · Boys · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Not judged yet
Northern Counties School
Non-maintained special school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Royal Grammar School
Other independent school · Ages 7-19 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Not judged yet
Sir Charles Parsons School
Foundation special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Outstanding
Talbot House Children's Charity
Non-maintained special school · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Thomas Bewick School
Academy special converter · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Academy special converter · Ages 5-16 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Trinity Post 16 Solutions Limited
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-25 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Trinity Solutions Academy
Academy 16-19 converter · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Ofsted · Good
Westfield School
Other independent school · Ages 3-18 · Mixed · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Not judged yet
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Newcastle upon Tyne.
If you live in Newcastle upon Tyne, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Newcastle upon Tyne secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Newcastle upon Tyne often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.