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Canning Street Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Foundation school
Wellfield Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE4 8PA · canning.newcastle.sch.uk · 0191 273 5465
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Newcastle upon Tyne 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Newcastle upon Tyne Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 453
- 94% of 480 places
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 76.7%
- First language not English
- 86.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Newcastle upon Tyne Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 48 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 48 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 51 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 43 | 30 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼99 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Canning Street Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good