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EnglandNorth EastNewcastle upon TyneNE4 8XTAtkinson Road Primary Academy
Primary

Atkinson Road Primary Academy

Primary

Newcastle upon Tyne · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE4 8XT https://atkinsonroad.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk

Pupils
377
cap. 524
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
377
Pupils · 2024/25
62%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
377
Pupils · 2024/25
62%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Atkinson Road Primary Academy · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
72%
+17pp
72%50%28%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
2%
-4pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
6%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
377
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
62%
FSM eligible
73%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Atkinson Road, Benwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8XT
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2572%2%74%22%72%14%78%26%74%64%103.0104.0100.020%377
2023/2455%6%63%21%66%16%65%19%53%49%101.0103.0100.021%425
2022/2351%5%53%19%56%14%65%12%51%47%101.0103.0100.0-0.30+0.80+1.7025%394
2018/1949%10%53%14%80%27%61%24%78%65%100.0103.0103.0+0.10+7.00+2.6028%471
2017/1828%0%30%0%59%17%46%7%57%44%96.099.099.0-4.00+5.10+1.0043%425
2016/1734%7%46%7%49%8%51%16%59%48%99.0101.0101.0-1.10+0.50+0.3040%418

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2537716.720%62%73%5%15%
2023/2442518.921%59%73%6%22%
2022/2339414.725%60%80%6%21%
2021/2243917.628%62%79%6%24%
2020/2142514.827%49%68%
2018/1947116.128%52%63%4%11%
2017/1842516.043%59%60%4%13%
2016/1741814.740%53%56%5%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.