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Canning Street Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Kathryn Herron

corporate_fareWest End Schools Trust

location_onNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8PA

language Visit Website phone 1912735465

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

470

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Canning Street Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Canning Street Primary School is a foundation school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of West End Schools Trust. The school has approximately 462 pupils on roll, of whom 69% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #55 of 63 primaries in Newcastle upon Tyne and #10,711 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 63%

Reading51% LA 75%

Writing58% LA 71%

Maths54% LA 74%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading56% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing58% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths62% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading61% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths66% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA -0.1

-1.0 to 2.6

1.5

Write

LA 0.4

-0.2 to 3.1

1.8

Maths

LA -0.1

0.1 to 3.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading47% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA 1.5

-0.8 to 2.7

2.7

Write

LA 1.5

1.1 to 4.3

3.3

Maths

LA 1.6

1.8 to 4.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 68%

Reading80% LA 77%

Writing88% LA 78%

Maths78% LA 78%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.9

Read

LA 1.5

4.1 to 7.7

6.9

Write

LA 1.3

5.2 to 8.6

Maths

LA 1.6

4.4 to 7.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 September 2023

Inspection Report

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19 April 2018

Inspection Report

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04 November 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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16 March 2010

Inspection Report

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06 March 2007

Inspection Report

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05 February 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-04-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-11-04

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-03-16

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 462 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	462	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	455	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	471	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	474	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	459	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	466	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	470	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	456	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	476	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	475	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	471	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	469	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	459	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	450	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	468	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	468	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	469	3	0.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	496	8	1.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	497	2	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	484	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	513	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	503	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	501	2	0.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	519	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	508	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	494	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 74 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils