Atkinson Road Primary Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Atkinson Road
 Benwell
 Newcastle-upon-Tyne
 Tyne and Wear NE4 8XT
Telephone: 0191 273 0452

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 2-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from Atkinson Road Primary School
Trust: The Laidlaw Schools Trust
Sponsor: The Laidlaw Schools Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Macaulay (since February 2018)
Previous Headteacher: Andrea O'Neill (went to Alsager School)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 24.21 / 17.49
Non-teaching Staff*: 34.4
Number of pupils: 377
Pupils Per Teacher: 15.6
Sex: Mixed (47% boys / 53% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 67.90% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 55.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 31.0% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 77.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 71.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Electoral Ward: Benwell and Scotswood
School Number: 3912010

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 23rd May 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. West Newcastle Academy (0.1km) show on map
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell (0.3km) show on map
  3. Canning Street Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  4. St Johns Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  5. Hadrian School (0.7km) show on map
  6. Bridgewater Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  7. Trinity Academy Newcastle (0.8km) show on map
  8. Trinity Solutions Academy (0.8km) show on map
  9. Trinity Post 16 Solutions Limited (0.8km) show on map
  10. Wingrove Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  11. St Cuthbert's High School (1.3km) show on map
  12. Bahr Academy (1.5km) show on map
  13. St Michael's Catholic Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  14. Sacred Heart Catholic High School (1.6km) show on map
  15. Sacred Heart Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  16. Dame Allan's Schools (1.6km) show on map
  17. Hawthorn Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  18. Stocksfield Avenue Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  19. Ashfield Nursery School (1.7km) show on map
  20. Westgate Hill Primary Academy (1.8km) show on map
  21. Riverside Primary Academy (1.9km) show on map
  22. Excelsior Academy (1.9km) show on map
  23. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (1.9km) show on map
  24. Moorside Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  25. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham (2.2km) show on map
  26. St Paul's CofE Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  27. Swalwell Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  28. NCG (2.3km) show on map
  29. Dunston Hill Community Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  30. Kingsmeadow Community School (2.3km) show on map
  31. Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  32. Broadwood Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  33. St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston (2.6km) show on map
  34. Front Street Community Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  35. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham (2.6km) show on map
  36. Waverley Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  37. Thomas Walling Primary Academy (2.7km) show on map
  38. St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close (2.8km) show on map
  39. North East Futures UTC (3.0km) show on map
  40. Hilton Primary Academy (3.0km) show on map
  41. Lemington Riverside Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  42. St Aidan's Church of England Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  43. Eslington Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  44. Washingwell Community Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  45. Blaydon West Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  46. Mary Astell Academy (3.4km) show on map
  47. Beech Hill Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  48. Thomas Bewick School (3.4km) show on map
  49. Whickham School (3.4km) show on map
  50. Bensham Grove Nursery School (3.5km) show on map
  51. Studio West (3.6km) show on map
  52. Wyndham Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  53. Fellside Community Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  54. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon (3.7km) show on map
  55. Farne Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  56. Lobley Hill Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  57. Brighton Avenue Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  58. Emmanuel College (3.8km) show on map
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  60. Gateshead Jewish Boarding School (3.9km) show on map
  61. St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon (3.9km) show on map
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  64. Royal Grammar School (3.9km) show on map
  65. Kenton School (3.9km) show on map
  66. Newcastle Bridges School (3.9km) show on map
  67. Christ Church CofE Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  68. Newcastle Preparatory School (4.0km) show on map
  69. Westfield School (4.0km) show on map
  70. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (4.0km) show on map
  71. Haskel School (4.0km) show on map
  72. Newcastle High School for Girls GDST (4.0km) show on map
  73. Northern Counties School (4.0km) show on map
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  75. Keser Girls School (4.0km) show on map
  76. Kelvin Grove Community Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  77. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (4.1km) show on map
  78. Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary ... (4.1km) show on map
  79. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton (4.1km) show on map
  80. St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope (4.1km) show on map
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  82. Caedmon Community Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  83. Keser Torah Boys' School (4.1km) show on map
  84. Cheviot Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  85. Gateshead College (4.2km) show on map
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  88. The Gateshead Cheder Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  89. Clover Hill Community Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  90. Gibside School (4.5km) show on map
  91. St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary ... (4.5km) show on map
  92. Westerhope Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  93. Knop Law Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  94. South Street Community Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  95. Milecastle Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  96. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  97. Callerton Academy (4.7km) show on map
  98. Hotspur Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  99. Newcastle School for Boys (4.8km) show on map
  100. Simonside Primary School (4.8km) show on map
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