Canning Street Primary School
Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne · NE4 8PA · URN 108461
Exam results, in full
Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.
Key stage 2 results
Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
47%
Newcastle upon Tyne 62.9%England 61%15.9 percentage points below the area average of 62.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
4%
Newcastle upon Tyne 9.6%England 8%5.6 percentage points below the area average of 9.6
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
99
Newcastle upon Tyne 105.36England 1056.4 below the area average of 105.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
100
Newcastle upon Tyne 104.61England 1054.6 below the area average of 104.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
100
Newcastle upon Tyne 105.23England 1055.2 below the area average of 105.2
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
16%
Newcastle upon Tyne 28.8%England 32%12.7 percentage points below the area average of 28.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
51%
Newcastle upon Tyne 74.5%23.5 percentage points below the area average of 74.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
58%
Newcastle upon Tyne 70.9%12.9 percentage points below the area average of 70.9
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
54%
Newcastle upon Tyne 73.6%19.5 percentage points below the area average of 73.6
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
57
Newcastle upon Tyne 4512 above the area average of 45
Context only, not scored
| Measure | This school | Against Newcastle upon Tyne | Against national | Feeds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% Newcastle upon Tyne 62.9%England 61% | 15.9 percentage points below the area average of 62.9 | 14 percentage points below the national figure of 61 | Overall standards |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% Newcastle upon Tyne 9.6%England 8% | 5.6 percentage points below the area average of 9.6 | 4 percentage points below the national figure of 8 | Academic stretch |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99 Newcastle upon Tyne 105.36England 105 | 6.4 below the area average of 105.4 | 6 below the national figure of 105 | Overall standards |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 Newcastle upon Tyne 104.61England 105 | 4.6 below the area average of 104.6 | 5 below the national figure of 105 | Overall standards |
| Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100 Newcastle upon Tyne 105.23England 105 | 5.2 below the area average of 105.2 | 5 below the national figure of 105 | Overall standards |
| Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 16% Newcastle upon Tyne 28.8%England 32% | 12.7 percentage points below the area average of 28.8 | 16 percentage points below the national figure of 32 | Academic stretch |
| Expected standard in reading | 51% Newcastle upon Tyne 74.5% | 23.5 percentage points below the area average of 74.5 | No national comparison | Context only, not scored |
| Expected standard in writing | 58% Newcastle upon Tyne 70.9% | 12.9 percentage points below the area average of 70.9 | No national comparison | Context only, not scored |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% Newcastle upon Tyne 73.6% | 19.5 percentage points below the area average of 73.6 | No national comparison | Context only, not scored |
| Pupils in the results cohort | 57 Newcastle upon Tyne 45 | 12 above the area average of 45 | No national comparison | Context only, not scored |
Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Local authority average class size
Area benchmarkNewcastle upon Tyne · State-funded schools · 2025/26
- Primary classes
- 26.6 pupils per class
This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.
Source: DfE school census · 2025/26Published figures
- English as an additional language
- 86.5% of pupils
- Eligible for free school meals
- 76.7% of pupils
- Pupils on SEN support
- 27.6% of pupils
- Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
- 8.5pupils per adult
- Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
- 16% of pupils
- Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
- 4% of pupils
- Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
- 19.2pupils per teacher
- Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- 47% of pupils
- Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
- 81.2% of teachers
Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Where it is
Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.
Nearby primary schools
- West Newcastle Academy0.3 miles awayOfsted not published
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy0.4 miles awayOfsted Good
- Sacred Heart Primary School0.7 miles awayOfsted Good
- Stocksfield Avenue Primary School0.8 miles awayOfsted Good
- Westgate Hill Primary Academy0.9 miles awayOfsted Outstanding
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles awayOfsted Good
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- Ofsted rated Canning Street Primary School Good at its inspection on 27/09/2023.
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- Canning Street Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, postcode NE4 8PA (URN 108461).
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