Primary school

Atkinson Road Primary Academy

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • NE4 8XT
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,541 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 31%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 96%96%2016/17: top 95%2017/18: top 99%2018/19: top 88%2022/23: top 74%2023/24: top 68%2024/25: top 31%No exams

Against North EastArrows: North East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM72% · North East 67%7/10 Above+54.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · North East 8%2/10 Well below North East−36.8 pts
Reading score103 · North East 1052/10 Well below North East+9.3 pts
Maths score104 · North East 1053/10 Below+15.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 24% · 56 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 34% · 61 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 28% · 54 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 49% · 49 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 51% · 43 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 55% · 63 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 72% · 50 pupils · North East 67%72%24%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 56 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 7% · 61 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 0% · 54 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 10% · 49 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 5% · 43 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 6% · 63 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 2% · 50 pupils · North East 8%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 96 · 56 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 99 · 61 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 96 · 54 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 100 · 49 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 101 · 43 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 101 · 63 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 103 · 50 pupils · North East 10510396No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 56 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 101 · 61 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 99 · 54 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 103 · 49 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 103 · 43 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 103 · 63 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 104 · 50 pupils · North East 10510499No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
41 of 41 who put it first2014 · 89.4%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4141
2nd240
3rd170

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026395
Free school meals (past 6 years)73.0%
First language not English62.1%
SEN support18.6%
EHC plan1.1%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils14.8%

Girls 53.3%Boys 46.7%

75.4% full · 524 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.3
Pupils per adult8.9
  • Classroom teachers 22.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 17.5
  • Other support 16.9

Teachers 24.2 FTE · Whole workforce 58.6 · 79 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,637
Spend per pupil£8,627
Staff spend per pupil£6,218
Reserve per pupil£1,197
  • +£462,000revenue reserve
  • +£4,000in-year balance

Grants £8,676 · self-generated £114 · premises £386 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST (11 academies) · trust reserve £16,460,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it