Canning Street Primary School

Canning Street Primary School in Newcastle-upon-Tyne continues to maintain its good standing during this inspection. It provides a happy and safe environment where diversity and respect are embraced, allowing pupils to thrive academically and socially. The curriculum is well-developed, particularly in foundational subjects, and staff support pupils' learning effectively, especially those who speak English as an additional language. The school promotes strong behavior and positive attitudes towards learning, preparing pupils for their future education and life experiences.

Strengths

• Positive school environment that fosters happiness and safety.
• Strong curriculum development that supports the needs of EAL pupils.
• Effective phonics teaching with a focus on quality texts.
• Consistently good behavior among pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Rich provision for wider pupil development through community engagement.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack well-structured curriculum plans, affecting pupil progress.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Canning Street Primary School attended 91.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 31.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.2% of pupils at Canning Street Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Canning Street Primary School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 27.6% of pupils at Canning Street Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Canning Street Primary School received £8,644 and spent £8,606 for each of its 433 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £460,000 (£1,064 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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Canning Street Primary School is part of West End Schools Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• St Johns Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Wingrove Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Bridgewater Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Hawthorn Primary School Newcastle Upon Tyne
• Moorside Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Broadwood Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Lemington Riverside Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

What is Canning Street Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Canning Street Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Canning Street Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Canning Street Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Canning Street Primary School have?

Canning Street Primary School has 453 pupils on roll.

What age range does Canning Street Primary School cover?

Canning Street Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Canning Street Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Canning Street Primary School?

Canning Street Primary School is at Wellfield Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 8PA.