Education & Healthcare
If you’re searching for a new-build home in Newcastle, your buying decision won’t just be based on ricks and mortar, but also on the quality of amenities provided close by. When you have a family, one of the most important considerations is likely to be the standard of local schools. There are some excellent schools in Newcastle and the surrounding area, both at primary and secondary level, where academic achievement scores well above the national average level.
Healthcare and local medical facilities are important for everyone, and Newcastle and the Tyne and Wear region boasts a good range of general and specialist hospitals.
Best Primary Schools in Newcastle1
|
Ranking |
Name of School |
Location and Postcode |
KS1-2 CVA |
|
1 |
West Walker Primary School |
Walker, NE6 |
103.8 |
|
2 |
Byker Primary School |
Byker, NE6 |
102.8 |
|
3 |
Wharrier Street Primary School |
Walker, NE6 |
102.4 |
|
4= |
Beech Hill Primary School |
West Denton, NE5 |
101.9 |
|
4= |
Mountfield Primary School |
North Kenton, NE3 |
101.9 |
|
6 |
Atkinson Road Primary School |
Benwell, NE4 |
101.8 |
|
7 |
Tyneview Primary School |
Walker, NE6 |
101.6 |
|
8 |
St Bede’s RC Primary School |
Denton Burn, NE15 |
101.5 |
|
9= |
St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School |
North Kenton, NE3 |
101.3 |
|
9= |
St John Vianney RC Primary School |
West Denton, NE5 |
101.3 |
|
9= |
St Paul’s C of E Primary School |
Grainger Park, NE4 |
101.3 |
1measured by KS1-2 Contextual Value Added Score i.e. the relative effectiveness of the school’s progress between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, in 2009. National Average score = 100.0 Source: www.dcsf.gov.uk
Best Secondary Schools in Newcastle2
|
Ranking |
Name of School |
Location and Postcode |
%age |
|
1= |
Central Newcastle High School |
Jesmond, NE2 |
100 |
|
1= |
Dame Allan’s Girls’ School |
Fenham, NE4 |
100 |
|
1= |
Royal Grammar School |
Jesmond, NE2 |
100 |
|
4= |
Dame Allan’s Boys’ School |
Fenham, NE4 |
99 |
|
4= |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Church High School |
Jesmond, NE2 |
99 |
|
6= |
Newcastle School For Boys |
South Gosforth, NE3 |
95 |
|
6= |
St Mary’s Catholic Comprehensive School |
Longbenton, NE7 |
95 |
|
8 |
Sacred Heart High School |
Fenham, NE4 |
93 |
|
9 |
Westfield School |
Gosforth, NE3 |
89 |
|
10 |
St Cuthbert’s High School |
Benwell, NE15 |
83 |
2measured by published percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSEs at grades A*-C, in 2009. Source: www.dcsf.gov.uk
Healthcare
Among the hospitals and healthcare centres serving Newcastle-upon-Tyne and its suburbs are:
