Cragside Primary School

Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne · NE7 7EL · URN 108465

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-03-18Cohort 410

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 58

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 71 schools in Newcastle upon Tyne

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
83%
Newcastle upon Tyne 62.9%England 61%
20.1 percentage points above the area average of 62.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
12%
Newcastle upon Tyne 9.6%England 8%
2.4 percentage points above the area average of 9.6
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
110
Newcastle upon Tyne 105.36England 105
4.6 above the area average of 105.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
108
Newcastle upon Tyne 104.61England 105
3.4 above the area average of 104.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
109
Newcastle upon Tyne 105.23England 105
3.8 above the area average of 105.2
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
47%
Newcastle upon Tyne 28.8%England 32%
18.3 percentage points above the area average of 28.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
95%
Newcastle upon Tyne 74.5%
20.5 percentage points above the area average of 74.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
84%
Newcastle upon Tyne 70.9%
13.1 percentage points above the area average of 70.9
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
95%
Newcastle upon Tyne 73.6%
21.5 percentage points above the area average of 73.6
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
58
Newcastle upon Tyne 45
13 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	83% Newcastle upon Tyne 62.9%England 61%	20.1 percentage points above the area average of 62.9	22 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	12% Newcastle upon Tyne 9.6%England 8%	2.4 percentage points above the area average of 9.6	4 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	110 Newcastle upon Tyne 105.36England 105	4.6 above the area average of 105.4	5 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	108 Newcastle upon Tyne 104.61England 105	3.4 above the area average of 104.6	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	109 Newcastle upon Tyne 105.23England 105	3.8 above the area average of 105.2	4 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	47% Newcastle upon Tyne 28.8%England 32%	18.3 percentage points above the area average of 28.8	15 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	95% Newcastle upon Tyne 74.5%	20.5 percentage points above the area average of 74.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	84% Newcastle upon Tyne 70.9%	13.1 percentage points above the area average of 70.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	95% Newcastle upon Tyne 73.6%	21.5 percentage points above the area average of 73.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	58 Newcastle upon Tyne 45	13 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 benchmark

Newcastle 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 · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 12.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 7.1% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 13.9% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 12.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 47% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 12% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 24.2pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 83% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 89.9% 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

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