Byker Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Feb 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Unique reference
- 108458
- Address
- Commercial Road, Byker, NE6 2AT
- Website
- www.bykerprimary.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 421 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 27.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 77.4%
- Persistent absence
- 27.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 26.8%
White British 60.3%
African 9.7%
Mixed 7.6%
Other White 6.4%
Other Black 5.2%
Other 5.2%
Other Asian 3.3%
Indian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingWell below average-5.7
MathsAbove average2.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Byker Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 43
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 17 8 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 28 14 14 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 5 3 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 41 19 22 |
| Year 1 | 47 22 25 |
| Year 2 | 55 22 33 |
| Year 3 | 56 32 24 |
| Year 4 | 56 29 27 |
| Year 5 | 57 38 19 |
| Year 6 | 59 32 27 |