Central Walker Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne·NE6 2NP
Composite score
38.7
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#11,347
National rank
#610
In North East
#58
In Newcastle upon Tyne
Top 77%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
56%
% achieving higher RWM
2%
Reading average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
47 first choices, 51 places
First choices per place
0.92
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
68
any preference, for 51 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.02
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9620221.0020230.9120240.9420250.922026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Central Walker Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
441
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
74.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
32.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
19.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
21.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,735
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Central Walker Church of England Primary School at a glance

Located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, Central Walker Church of England Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 441 pupils aged 2 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Central Walker Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 47 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.2%. There are about 21.9 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 74% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Central Walker Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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