Newcastle upon Tyne school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (12)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Benfield School	159	273	47	47	1.7 per offer
Callerton Academy	240	686	233	213	2.9 per offer
Excelsior Academy	240	354	171	171	1.5 per offer
Gosforth Academy	0	1	1	0	Not published
Jesmond Park Academy	330	989	378	282	3.0 per offer
Kenton School	272	485	153	153	1.8 per offer
Sacred Heart Catholic High School	225	575	322	210	2.6 per offer
St Cuthbert's High School	220	467	210	171	2.1 per offer
St Mary's Catholic School	225	993	414	221	4.4 per offer
Studio West	90	235	53	53	2.6 per offer
Walbottle Academy	331	664	305	296	2.0 per offer
Walker Riverside Academy	219	420	276	203	1.9 per offer

Primary schools (72)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Archbishop Runcie CofE First School	25	96	20	20	3.8 per offer
Archibald First School	60	247	77	59	4.1 per offer
Atkinson Road Primary Academy	42	89	41	41	2.1 per offer
Beech Hill Primary School	47	74	45	45	1.6 per offer
Benton Park Primary School	60	160	63	59	2.7 per offer
Bridgewater Primary School	60	98	64	59	1.6 per offer
Broadwood Primary School	30	59	34	30	2.0 per offer
Brunton First School	89	279	78	74	3.1 per offer
Byker Primary School	26	38	26	26	1.5 per offer
Canning Street Primary School	48	69	44	44	1.4 per offer
Central Walker Church of England Primary School	51	68	47	47	1.3 per offer
Cheviot Primary School	24	42	23	23	1.8 per offer
Chillingham Road Primary School	22	87	22	22	4.0 per offer
Christ Church CofE Primary School	16	18	16	16	1.1 per offer
Cragside Primary School	51	184	40	40	3.6 per offer
Dinnington First School	60	152	59	53	2.5 per offer
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham	60	145	68	53	2.4 per offer
Farne Primary School	30	68	37	30	2.3 per offer
Gosforth Park First School	60	270	79	58	4.5 per offer
Grange First School	60	217	52	48	3.6 per offer
Havannah First School	90	262	99	87	2.9 per offer
Hawthorn Primary School	15	38	13	13	2.5 per offer
Hilton Primary Academy	47	78	39	39	1.7 per offer
Hotspur Primary School	42	95	41	41	2.3 per offer
Kenton Bar Primary School	29	42	29	29	1.4 per offer
Kingston Park Primary School	81	122	74	74	1.5 per offer
Knop Law Primary School	57	159	49	49	2.8 per offer
Lemington Riverside Primary School	30	42	30	29	1.4 per offer
Milecastle Primary School	29	110	29	29	3.8 per offer
Moorside Primary School	33	72	29	29	2.2 per offer
Mountfield Primary School	19	35	16	16	1.8 per offer
Newburn Manor Primary School	30	56	26	26	1.9 per offer
North Fawdon Primary School	20	26	18	18	1.3 per offer
Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School	30	64	32	26	2.1 per offer
Ravenswood Primary School	60	136	59	59	2.3 per offer
Regent Farm First School	60	158	54	51	2.6 per offer
Sacred Heart Primary School	30	156	60	30	5.2 per offer
Simonside Primary School	28	43	23	23	1.5 per offer
South Gosforth First School	60	187	58	56	3.1 per offer
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker	29	43	28	28	1.5 per offer
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle	30	69	30	28	2.3 per offer
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School	11	23	11	11	2.1 per offer
St Charles' Catholic Primary School	29	89	36	28	3.1 per offer
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School	11	46	10	10	4.2 per offer
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton	22	39	21	21	1.8 per offer
St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close	9	21	9	9	2.3 per offer
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton	49	97	49	49	2.0 per offer
St Johns Primary School	25	45	25	25	1.8 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell	20	48	19	19	2.4 per offer
St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School	27	41	27	27	1.5 per offer
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope	27	57	25	25	2.1 per offer
St Michael's Catholic Primary School	27	54	25	25	2.0 per offer
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth	30	87	24	24	2.9 per offer
St Paul's CofE Primary School	26	55	24	24	2.1 per offer
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton	30	95	34	29	3.2 per offer
St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle	30	62	44	30	2.1 per offer
Stocksfield Avenue Primary School	60	118	49	49	2.0 per offer
Thomas Walling Primary Academy	55	70	45	45	1.3 per offer
Throckley Primary School	45	86	51	42	1.9 per offer
Tyneview Primary School	22	45	22	22	2.0 per offer
Walbottle Village Primary School	14	36	12	12	2.6 per offer
Walkergate Community School	43	83	42	42	1.9 per offer
Waverley Primary School	19	34	19	19	1.8 per offer
Welbeck Academy	54	77	46	46	1.4 per offer
West Denton Primary School	35	72	33	33	2.1 per offer
West Jesmond Primary School	90	226	114	89	2.5 per offer
West Newcastle Academy	8	36	8	8	4.5 per offer
West Walker Primary School	14	32	14	14	2.3 per offer
Westerhope Primary School	58	125	57	57	2.2 per offer
Westgate Hill Primary Academy	68	115	63	63	1.7 per offer
Wingrove Primary School	60	108	62	57	1.8 per offer
Wyndham Primary School	18	30	18	18	1.7 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Newcastle upon Tyne secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.