Glenhurst Drive, Whickham, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE16 5SJ
10 reasons to choose Clover Hill Community Primary School
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Clover Hill Community Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. 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 mile.
School fundamentals
Clover Hill Community Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Clover Hill Community Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Clover Hill Community Primary School ranks in the top 3% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 8% of schools.
The Clover Hill Community Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. 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, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Clover Hill Community Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Clover Hill Community Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Clover Hill Community Primary School
Dame Allan’s Junior School (6.5 miles); Newcastle Preparatory School (6.9 miles); RGS Junior School (6.9 miles).
Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles); Fellside Community Primary School (0.7 miles); Burnopfield Primary School (2.9 miles).
Dame Allan’s Senior School (5.9 miles); Royal Grammar School, Newcastle (6.9 miles); Westfield School (7.5 miles).
Emmanuel College (3.2 miles); St Thomas More Catholic School (3.6 miles); St Cuthbert’s High School (4.7 miles).