Primary schools3 · best KS2 results first
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Schools in Walbottle · DfE, Ofsted
State schools in Walbottle
70% of Walbottle’s primary pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, above both Tyne and Wear’s towns (65%) and towns in England (62%). 5 state-funded schools are located in Walbottle’s built-up area. Walbottle has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; its schools are listed below.
State schools
5
3 primary, 1 secondary
Reading, writing & maths
70%
meet the expected standard at 11 · 2023–25
England’s schools: 62%
Attainment 8
46.8
GCSE average across 8 subjects · 2025/26
England’s schools: 47.3
Grade 5+ English & maths
52%
a strong pass in both · 2025/26
England’s schools: 47%
Town figures are pupil-weighted across the schools the grade uses; England’s are the average school.
What stands out about Walbottle’s schools
Newburn Manor beats its intake
Schools with more pupils on free school meals usually get lower results. At Newburn Manor Primary School, 47% of pupils are on free school meals and 79% meet the expected standard; a typical school in England with that intake reaches 55%. Results and intake ↓
Written from the Department for Education and Ofsted data on this page.
Map
Where Walbottle’s 5 state schools are
Each school at its address, coloured by its own letter and sized by pupils. Open a school for its own page. The dashed shape is Walbottle’s built-up area.
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PrimarySecondary (named)Special, nursery, 16–19Size: pupilsABCDNo letter
Most schools give places by distance once siblings are in, so the schools nearest a home matter more than any league table.
Results and intake
Which schools do better than their intake suggests
Schools with more pupils on free school meals tend to get lower results. The dashed line is the typical school in England for each level of free school meals; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot above the band is doing better than schools like it.
Primaries: KS2 reading, writing and maths against free school meals
The share of pupils on free school meals runs from 33% at St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School to 52% at Walbottle Village Primary School. Against schools with the same intake, Newburn Manor Primary School does best: 79% with 47% on free school meals, where a typical school would reach 55%. 3 of 3 primaries are above the line.
Show as a table
| School | Free school meals | Result | Typical for that intake | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newburn Manor Primary SchoolKS2 % | 47% | 79% | 55% | +24 |
| Walbottle Village Primary SchoolKS2 % | 52% | 69% | 54% | +15 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary SchoolKS2 % | 33% | 60% | 59% | +1 |
Free school meals: pupils eligible now, DfE January 2026 census. The typical-school line is a straight-line fit across every graded school in England. It describes; it doesn’t grade: the School Grade uses results alone.
Getting a place
How school places work in Walbottle
Newcastle upon Tyne Council handles applications for every state school in Walbottle, academies included. You apply to the council where you live, even for a school in another area.
Secondary (starting at 11)Apply by 31 October of Year 6. Offers on 1 March.
Primary (starting in Reception)Apply by 15 January before the September your child starts. Offers on 16 April.
Moving mid-yearApply to the council for an in-year place; it tells you which schools have room.
When a school is full
Every school publishes its admissions rules. Children in care come first, then, at most schools, brothers and sisters of current pupils, then those who live nearest. 1 of Walbottle’s 4 mainstream schools have a religious character; some of them give priority by church attendance, so check each school’s rules. Infant classes are limited to 30 by law. If you’re refused a place, you can appeal to an independent panel.
Useful: Apply for a primary place (GOV.UK) · Apply for a secondary place (GOV.UK) · How admissions criteria work
How full each school is
Pupils on roll as a share of the school’s official capacity. The black tick is 100%.
Newburn Manor97%
Walbottle91%
St Cuthbert's82%
Walbottle Village incl. nursery61%
DfE register of schools (GIAS), January 2026 census. Capacity often excludes a nursery class, so a school with a nursery can show over 100%.
The schools
5 state schools in Walbottle
Each school’s own letter compares its results with every state school in England of the same phase: Key Stage 2 for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries. Open a school for its results, how its letter is worked out, Ofsted and a map.
Letters of Walbottle’s schoolsA 1B 2C 1D 01 without a letter
Secondary schools1 · best GCSE results first
Special schools, nurseries and colleges1 · no letter: their results don’t compare
Village schools near Walbottle1 · outside any built-up area; Walbottle is the nearest town
Key result: Attainment 8 and grade 5+ English and maths (GCSEs, 2025/26 provisional) for secondaries; the share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (KS2, DfE’s three-year average) for primaries. Pupils: the January 2026 school census. No letter: an infant or first school (no KS2 tests), a new school, a small cohort DfE suppresses, or a special school, nursery or college. Independent schools aren’t included.
Ofsted
Ofsted inspections
Each school’s latest inspection; report cards replace one-word judgements as schools are re-inspected.
Good 4Ungraded inspection only 1
Ofsted stopped giving one-word judgements in 2024. Until a school is re-inspected, its last overall judgement is its most recent single grade; a school judged years ago may have changed a lot since.
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each area of a school one of five grades (exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement) and says whether safeguarding is met, instead of one overall word. 0 of Walbottle’s 5 state schools have a report card so far; the others show their last inspection under the old framework. Ofsted is never part of the School Grade.
Who runs them
4 academy trusts and the council
Academies are state schools run by a trust rather than the council: the trust employs the staff and can set its own curriculum and term dates. Admissions still go through the council.
| Run by | Schools | Pupils | Their letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Education TrustWalbottle | 1 | 1,722 | B |
| One (Owl North East) TrustNewburn Manor | 1 | 204 | A |
| Bishop Bewick Catholic Education TrustSt Cuthbert's | 1 | 173 | C+ |
| Valour Multi-Academy TrustWalbottle Village | 1 | 147 | B+ |
| Newcastle upon Tyne CouncilNewburn Manor Nursery | 1 | 65 | — |
After 16
Where Walbottle’s teenagers go at 16
In England young people stay in education or training until 18: a sixth form, a college, or an apprenticeship.
The state secondary in Walbottle has its own sixth form. The nearest college is NCG, a further-education college 4.6 miles away.
Secondaries with a sixth form
1 of 1
state schools in Walbottle
Colleges within 12 miles
3
nearest: NCG
Grammar schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
0
no selective state secondaries
| College | Distance |
|---|---|
| NCGFurther-education college · NE4 7SA | 4.6 mi |
| Gateshead CollegeFurther-education college · NE8 3BE | 5.7 mi |
| Derwentside CollegeFurther-education college · DH8 5EE | 10.4 mi |
Neighbours
Walbottle and the places around it
Coloured by School Grade.
NewburnThrockleyRytonHeddon-on-the-WallBlaydonCrawcrook and GreensideWylamWalbottle
| Town | Schools | KS2 | Att. 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walbottle 5 schools | — | 70% | 46.8 |
| Newburn 0 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 0.4 mi | B+ | 66% | 45.8 |
| Throckley 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 0.9 mi | A | 71% | 47.9 |
| Ryton 5 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 1.4 mi | A− | 77% | 45.8 |
| Heddon-on-the-Wall 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 2.2 mi | A | 76% | 47.9 |
| Blaydon 5 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 2.4 mi | B | 61% | 47.4 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside 3 schools · uses schools within 3 km · 2.7 mi | A | 76% | 50.9 |
| Wylam 1 school · uses schools within 3 km · 3.5 mi | A− | 68% | 48.3 |
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Expected standard at Key Stage 2. The share of 11-year-olds who reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, in tests and teacher assessment at the end of primary school. We use DfE’s three-year average (2023–2025) to steady small schools.
- Higher standard. The share working at greater depth in all three. In Walbottle: 11% (England’s average school: 8%).
- Attainment 8. A pupil’s GCSE grades across eight subjects, with English and maths counted twice, added up. 50 is roughly a grade 5 in every subject.
- Grade 5+ in English and maths. A strong pass in both. Grade 4 is a standard pass.
- Provisional. 2025/26 GCSE figures are DfE’s first release; revised figures follow in February, usually within a point.
- Progress 8. Not shown: there is none for 2025/26, because these pupils sat no KS2 tests in 2020 (Covid).
- Free school meals. Pupils eligible for free school meals now, from the January census: the usual measure of how many pupils come from low-income homes.
- Independent schools. Not included: they publish no results comparable with state schools’.
Questions about schools in Walbottle
Are schools in Walbottle good?
We don’t grade England’s schools yet: Department for Education results and Ofsted report cards are being added. School places are handled by Newcastle upon Tyne council.
What is the best primary school in Walbottle?
On Key Stage 2 results over 2023–25, Newburn Manor Primary School: 79% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% at the average school in England.
Do Walbottle secondary schools have sixth forms?
Yes, it has one.
How do I apply for a school place in Walbottle?
Through Newcastle upon Tyne Council, for every state school including academies. Secondary applications close on 31 October (offers 1 March); primary on 15 January (offers 16 April).
How many state schools are in Walbottle?
5 open state-funded schools are located in Walbottle’s built-up area: 3 primary, 1 secondary and 1 other (special schools, alternative provision, nurseries and 16–19). Independent schools aren’t included.
Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), further-education and sixth-form colleges · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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