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61 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Highfield Community Primary School, 1.2 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
Highfield Community Primary SchoolCommunity	1.2 mi	Primary	112	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018)
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, HighfieldVoluntary aided	1.2 mi	Primary	81	Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2013)
Chopwell Primary SchoolCommunity	1.5 mi	Primary	226	Good, 2022
Greenside Primary SchoolCommunity	1.6 mi	Primary	172	Outstanding, 2024
Rowlands Gill Community Primary SchoolCommunity	1.7 mi	Primary	204	Good, 2023
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, CrawcrookAcademy converter	2.5 mi	Primary	189	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2019, previous school)
West Lane Primary SchoolCommunity	2.5 mi	Primary	305	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Emmaville Primary SchoolCommunity	2.6 mi	Primary	442	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Burnopfield Primary SchoolCommunity	2.8 mi	Primary	351	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Parkhead Community Primary SchoolCommunity	2.9 mi	Primary	320	Good, 2023
Thorp AcademyAcademy sponsor led	3.0 mi	Secondary	1,442	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2019)
Ryton Community Infant SchoolCommunity	3.0 mi	Primary	121	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017)
Ryton Junior SchoolCommunity	3.0 mi	Primary	133	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, ByermoorAcademy converter	3.2 mi	Primary	187	Good, 2024
Crookhill Community Primary SchoolCommunity	3.2 mi	Primary	186	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2012)
Prudhoe Community High SchoolAcademy converter	3.2 mi	Secondary	680	Ungraded inspection, Dec 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2016, previous school)
St Thomas More Catholic School, BlaydonAcademy converter	3.3 mi	Secondary	1,401	Good, 2023
Ebchester CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	3.3 mi	Primary	77	Good, 2023
Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led	3.3 mi	Primary	126	Good, 2024
Adderlane AcademyAcademy sponsor led	3.3 mi	Primary	107	Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jun 2025, no grade given
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BlaydonAcademy converter	3.4 mi	Primary	226	Good, 2023
St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, BlaydonAcademy converter	3.4 mi	Primary	234	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
Highfield Middle SchoolAcademy converter	3.5 mi	Middle deemed secondary	365	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2018, previous school)
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, PrudhoeAcademy converter	3.5 mi	Primary	144	Good, 2023
Prudhoe West AcademyAcademy converter	3.6 mi	Primary	233	Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas
Blaydon West Primary SchoolCommunity	3.6 mi	Primary	166	Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Jul 2013)
Clover Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity	3.6 mi	Primary	210	Good, 2022
Wylam First SchoolAcademy converter	3.6 mi	Primary	131	Good, 2023
Collierley Nursery and Primary SchoolAcademy converter	3.7 mi	Primary	147	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	3.8 mi	Primary	210	Good, 2022
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, DiptonAcademy converter	3.8 mi	Primary	141	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2013, previous school)
Fellside Community Primary SchoolCommunity	3.8 mi	Primary	235	Good, 2022
Prudhoe Castle First SchoolAcademy converter	3.9 mi	Primary	74	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Whickham SchoolAcademy converter	4.0 mi	Secondary	1,690	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good
Liberty SchoolOther independent	4.1 mi	Independent	-	-
Hassockfield Secure Training CentreSecure units	4.1 mi	Secure units	-	-
Tanfield Lea Community Primary SchoolCommunity	4.2 mi	Primary	325	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5
Newburn Manor Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.3 mi	Primary	204	Good, 2022This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Front Street Community Primary SchoolCommunity	4.3 mi	Primary	413	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2017)
Newburn Manor Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	4.3 mi	Nursery	65	Good, 2022
Mickley First SchoolAcademy converter	4.3 mi	Primary	61	Good, 2024
Whittonstall First SchoolAcademy converter	4.3 mi	Primary	67	Good, 2022
Ovingham Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter	4.3 mi	Primary	107	Good, 2023
Ovingham Middle SchoolAcademy converter	4.3 mi	Middle deemed secondary	344	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2012, previous school)
St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells CloseAcademy converter	4.4 mi	Primary	83	Good, 2024
Swalwell Primary SchoolCommunity	4.4 mi	Primary	141	Good, 2023
Lemington Riverside Primary SchoolFoundation	4.4 mi	Primary	216	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Washingwell Community Primary SchoolCommunity	4.6 mi	Primary	181	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.6 mi	Primary	220	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (May 2012, previous school)
Throckley Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.7 mi	Primary	448	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, WhickhamAcademy converter	4.7 mi	Primary	189	Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2013, previous school)
Tanfield SchoolAcademy sponsor led	4.7 mi	Secondary	739	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.7 mi	Primary	173	Good, 2022
Walbottle Village Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.7 mi	Primary	147	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (May 2019)
Waverley Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.7 mi	Primary	205	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1
Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, LeadgateAcademy converter	4.8 mi	Primary	60	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Excelsior AcademyAcademy sponsor led	4.9 mi	All-through	1,339	Requires improvement, 2024
Shotley Bridge Primary SchoolCommunity	4.9 mi	Primary	344	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (May 2018)
Catchgate Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.9 mi	Primary	206	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2012, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Walbottle AcademyAcademy sponsor led	4.9 mi	Secondary	1,722	Good, 2023
Talbot House Children's CharityNon-maintained special	5.0 mi	Special	64	Good, 2023

Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.

The neighbourhood

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This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).

Overall deprivation5

Income6

Employment4

Education and skills6

Health4

Crime6

Barriers to housing and services2

Living environment6

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Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.

Children in income-deprived families: 95

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