Cranleigh Avenue, Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE3 2EL
10 reasons to choose Kingston Park Primary School
Top line
Kingston Park Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 74. It is one of the best state primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Kingston Park Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) 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 (2013) inspection.
Average class size
Kingston Park Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Kingston Park 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 4% of schools. Most pupils go on to Kenton School at the end of Year 6.
The Kingston Park Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. Additionally Resourced Provision for physical and/or medical 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, 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 Kingston Park Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Kingston Park Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.45pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Kingston Park Primary School
Newcastle School for Boys, Junior School (3 miles); Westfield School Junior House (3.2 miles); Dame Allan’s Junior School (3.6 miles).
St John Vianney Roman Catholic Primary School, West Denton (2.8 miles); St Oswald’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Gosforth (2.8 miles); Knop Law Primary School (3 miles).
Dame Allan’s Senior School (3.1 miles); Westfield School (3.2 miles); Newcastle School for Boys (3.4 miles).
Gosforth Academy (2.5 miles); Gosforth Junior High Academy (2.8 miles); Sacred Heart Catholic High School (3.1 miles).