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Milecastle Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE5

Hillhead Parkway, Chapel House, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE5 1LH

10 reasons to choose Milecastle Primary School

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Milecastle 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 0.5 miles.

School fundamentals

Milecastle Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 8 members of ONE (Owl North East) Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2011) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.

Average class size

Milecastle Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Milecastle Primary School ranks in the top 24% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 23% of schools.

The Milecastle 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 a residential trip for Year 5.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at Milecastle 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 Milecastle 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 7.45am (school staff) to 5.40pm (external contractor).

Find another school near Milecastle Primary School

Independent Prep Schools

Dame Allan’s Junior School (3.5 miles); Westfield School Junior House (3.6 miles); Newcastle School for Boys, Junior School (3.8 miles).

State Primary Schools

Knop Law Primary School (0.2 miles); St John Vianney Roman Catholic Primary School, West Denton (0.5 miles); St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Walbottle Village (0.8 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Dame Allan’s Senior School (3.7 miles); Westfield School (5 miles); Royal Grammar School, Newcastle (6.1 miles)

State Senior Schools

Walbottle Campus (2.5 miles); St Cuthbert’s High School (2.6 miles); Sacred Heart Catholic High School (3.6 miles).

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