Milecastle 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 02/02/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hillhead Parkway, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1LH
Website: www.milecastle.newcastle.sch.uk
Telephone: 01912674510
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Suzanne Richardson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108451

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/02/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 197
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 97

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.8 to 3.8
Writing
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -4.1 to 1.1
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -2.5 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newburn Manor Nursery School
Townfield Gardens , Newburn NE15 8PY 		4out of 4 2,149 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Milecastle Primary School
Hillhead Parkway , Chapel House NE5 1LH 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Knop Law Primary School
Hillhead Parkway , Chapel House NE5 1DS 		4out of 4 425 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St John Vianney RC Primary School
Hillhead Road , West Denton NE5 1DN 		4out of 4 815 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
West Denton Primary School
Hillhead Road , West Denton NE5 1DN 		3out of 4 949 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Westerhope Primary School
Hillhead Road , Westerhope NE5 1NE 		3out of 4 979 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Studio West
West Denton Way , West Denton NE5 2SZ 		3out of 4 1,347 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
Walbottle Academy
Hexham Road , Walbottle NE15 9TP 		- not rated 1,713 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Talbot House Trust
Hexham Road , Walbottle NE15 8HW 		2out of 4 1,415 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Thomas Bewick School
Linhope Road , West Denton NE5 2LW 		3out of 4 1,679 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Mary Astell Academy
Linhope Road , West Denton NE5 2LW 		1out of 4 1,679 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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