Yetholm Place, Newbiggin Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE5 4EB
10 reasons to choose Cheviot Primary School
Top line
Cheviot Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Cheviot Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 8 members of Smart Multi Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.
Average class size
Cheviot Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Cheviot Primary School ranks in the top 38% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 8% of schools.
The Cheviot Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. Additional Resource Provision for behavioural, emotional, social and mental health difficulties. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Cheviot Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Cheviot Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.15pm. Breakfast club from 8.15am and after school clubs may extend the day to 4.00pm.
Find another school near Cheviot Primary School
Westfield School Junior House (2.3 miles); Dame Allan’s Junior School (2.5 miles); Newcastle School for Boys, Junior School (2.5 miles).
St John Vianney Roman Catholic Primary School, West Denton (1.2 miles); Knop Law Primary School (1.4 miles); St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Walbottle Village (2.2 miles).
Westfield School (2.9 miles); Dame Allan’s Senior School (3 miles); Newcastle High School (4.5 miles).
Sacred Heart Catholic High School (2.9 miles); Gosforth Junior High Academy (3.1 miles); Gosforth Academy (3.6 miles).