Milecastle Primary School

Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne · NE5 1LH · URN 150328

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2019-10-16Cohort 185

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 30

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

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
77%
Newcastle upon Tyne 62.9%England 61%
14.1 percentage points above the area average of 62.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
20%
Newcastle upon Tyne 9.6%England 8%
10.4 percentage points above the area average of 9.6
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
Newcastle upon Tyne 105.36England 105
0.6 above the area average of 105.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
109
Newcastle upon Tyne 104.61England 105
4.4 above the area average of 104.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
108
Newcastle upon Tyne 105.23England 105
2.8 above the area average of 105.2
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
37%
Newcastle upon Tyne 28.8%England 32%
8.3 percentage points above the area average of 28.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
90%
Newcastle upon Tyne 74.5%
15.5 percentage points above the area average of 74.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
80%
Newcastle upon Tyne 70.9%
9.1 percentage points above the area average of 70.9
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
87%
Newcastle upon Tyne 73.6%
13.5 percentage points above the area average of 73.6
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
30
Newcastle upon Tyne 45
15 below 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	77% Newcastle upon Tyne 62.9%England 61%	14.1 percentage points above the area average of 62.9	16 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	20% Newcastle upon Tyne 9.6%England 8%	10.4 percentage points above the area average of 9.6	12 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 Newcastle upon Tyne 105.36England 105	0.6 above the area average of 105.4	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	109 Newcastle upon Tyne 104.61England 105	4.4 above the area average of 104.6	4 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	108 Newcastle upon Tyne 105.23England 105	2.8 above the area average of 105.2	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	37% Newcastle upon Tyne 28.8%England 32%	8.3 percentage points above the area average of 28.8	5 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	90% Newcastle upon Tyne 74.5%	15.5 percentage points above the area average of 74.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	80% Newcastle upon Tyne 70.9%	9.1 percentage points above the area average of 70.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	87% Newcastle upon Tyne 73.6%	13.5 percentage points above the area average of 73.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	30 Newcastle upon Tyne 45	15 below 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: 0% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 21.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 22.7% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 13.5pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 37% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 20% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 22.6pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 77% of pupils

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Milecastle Primary School Good at its inspection on 16/10/2019.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Milecastle Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, postcode NE5 1LH (URN 150328).
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