Byker Primary School is a primary school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 14/07/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are above average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Commercial Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2AT
Website: www.bykerprimary.org
Telephone: 01912656906
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
Headteacher / Principal: Mr John Newton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108458

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/07/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 494
Number of Pupils: 489
Number of Boys: 243
Number of Girls: 246

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.6 Confidence interval 0 to 3.2
Writing
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.3
Maths
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Monkchester Road Nursery School
Monkchester Road , Walker NE6 2LJ
4out of 4 1,302 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Byker Primary School
Commercial Road , Byker NE6 2AT
4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School
Headlam Street , Byker NE6 2JX
- not rated 462 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hotspur Primary School
Mowbray Street , NE6 5PA
3out of 4 984 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Welbeck Academy
Flodden Street , Walker NE6 2QL
3out of 4 988 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Chillingham Road Primary School
Ninth Avenue , Heaton NE6 5XX
3out of 4 1,308 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Benfield School
Benfield Road , NE6 4NU
3out of 4 2,489 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Walker Riverside Academy
Waverdale Avenue , NE6 4AW
3out of 4 2,584 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Jesmond Park Academy
Jesmond Park West , NE7 7DP
1out of 4 2,611 yd Academy sponsor led - Mixed More About School
North East Futures UTC
Stephenson Square , NE1 3AS
- not rated 2,629 yd University technical college Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Callerton Academy
Blandford Street , NE1 3BT
- not rated 3,217 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gateshead College
Baltic Campus , NE8 3BE
- not rated 1,489 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Northumbria At Newcastle
Ellison Building , Ellison Place NE1 8ST
- not rated 1,949 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Gateshead Cheder Primary School
Bede House , Sunderland Road NE8 3HY
- not rated 2,130 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
Newcastle Preparatory School
6 Eslington Road , Jesmond NE2 4RH
- not rated 2,204 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Royal Grammar School
Eskdale Terrace , NE2 4DX
- not rated 2,222 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Sir Charles Parsons School
Westbourne Avenue , NE6 4ED
4out of 4 2,334 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.