Newcastle Local Authority has 98 schools maintained schools and academies. Together, they provide high educational standards for some 37,000 pupils of all abilities from a broad range of ethnic backgrounds.
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Nursery provision
First and primary schools and academies
Middle and secondary schools and academies
Adult Education Providers
Special schools
Academies
When Newcastle schools or academies close unexpectedly due to severe weather, planned industrial action or other events, details will be posted on our school closures page. Contact individual schools or academies for more details.
View independent schools for information about independent schools in Newcastle.
In Newcastle there are a number of nursery schools and classes run by the local authority or the private, voluntary or independent sector.
You can search for all local authority run nursery provision using our school finder.
There are six local authority nursery schools listed below.
Ashfield Nursery School
Atkinson Road Nursery School
Cruddas Park Early Years Centre
Monkchester Road Nursery School
Newburn Manor Nursery School
Walkergate Early Years Centre
Many of our first and primary schools have nursery classes (schools marked with an asterisk* have nursery classes).
There are five community nurseries run by the local authority.
There are also a number of private, voluntary and independent nurseries in the area, visit the Families Service Directory for more details.
Schools that are marked with an asterisk* have nursery provision.
Archbishop Runcie CE (VA) First School *
Archibald First School *
Atkinson Road Primary School
Beech Hill Primary School *
Benton Park Primary School *
Bridgewater *
Broadway East First School
Broadwood Primary School *
Brunton First School
Byker Primary School *
Canning Street Primary School *
Central Walker CE Primary School (opening September 2012)*
Cheviot Primary School *
Chillingham Road Primary School *
Christ Church CE Primary *
Cragside Primary School
Dinnington First School *
English Martyrs RC Primary School *
Farne Primary School *
Gosforth Park First School *
Grange First School *
Hawthorn Primary School
Hilton Primary School *
Hotspur Primary School *
Kenton Bar Primary School *
Kingston Park Primary School *
Knoplaw Primary School
Lemington Riverside Primary School *
Milecastle Primary School
Moorside Primary School *
Mountfield Primary School *
Newburn Manor Primary School
North Fawdon Primary School *
Our Lady & St Anne's RC Primary School *
Ravenswood Primary School *
Regent Farm First School *
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
Simonside Community Primary School *
South Gosforth First School
St. Alban's RC Primary School *
St. Anthony's CE Primary School (closing July 2012) *
St. Bede's RC Primary School
St. Catherine's Catholic Primary School *
St. Charles' RC Primary School
St. Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School (Kenton) *
St. Cuthbert's RC Primary School (Walbottle)
St. George's RC Primary School
St. John Vianney RC Primary School *
St. John's Primary School *
St. Joseph's RC Primary School *
St. Lawrence's RC Primary School *
St. Mark's RC Primary School
St. Michael's RC Primary School *
St. Oswald's Catholic Primary School
St. Paul's CE Primary School *
St. Teresa's Catholic Primary School
St. Vincent's RC Primary School
Stocksfield Avenue Primary School *
Thomas Walling Primary School *
Throckley Primary School *
Tyneview Primary School *
Walbottle Village Primary School *
Walkergate Primary School
Waverley Primary School *
Welbeck Primary School *
West Denton Primary School *
West Jesmond Primary School
West Walker Primary School *
Westerhope Primary School *
Westgate Hill Primary School *
Wharrier Street Primary School (closing July 2012)*
Wingrove Primary School *
Wyndham Primary School *
All Saints Church of England College Trust
Benfield School
Discovery University Technology College (opens September 2013)
Excelsior Academy
Gosforth Academy
Gosforth Central Middle School
Gosforth East Middle School
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Heaton Manor School
Kenton School
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
St. Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St. Mary's Catholic School
Walker Technology College
Walbottle Campus
All Saints College Adult Education
Gosforth Community Education College
Heaton Manor Adult and Continuing Education
Walbottle Campus Technology College
Bridges School - Education in Hospital
Hadrian School
Linhope
Sir Charles Parsons School
Thomas Bewick School
Trinity School
What is an academy? For more information visit academies.
Current academies in Newcastle:
Excelsior Academy
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Gosforth Academy
Kenton School
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
St. Cuthbert's Catholic High School
Atkinson Road Primary School (in process of conversion)
Discovery University Technology College (opens September 2013)
Page last updated: 4 May, 2012
