Byker Primary School
Community school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 391 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 494 |
| Free school meals | 81.90% |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Address | Commercial Road, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE6 2AT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.bykerprimary.org |
| Telephone | 01912656906 |
| URN | 108458 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 11 February 2025, published 24 March 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 12 October 2023, outcome: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Hotspur Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Welbeck Academy (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Chillingham Road Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Christ Church CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.