Cragside Primary School
Foundation schoolPrimaryAges 4–11Mixed
Cragside, High Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7EL
Headteacher · Ms Rebecca Jackson
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 17 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils410Capacity 420
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 18 March 2025
Free school meals7.1%
Ofsted
Inspection on 18 March 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Newcastle upon Tyne council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in Newcastle upon TyneApplications for September 2026
All 40 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered51
Applications184
First choice40
First-choice offers40
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Benton Park Primary School0.5 mi
- Ravenswood Primary School0.7 mi
- Balliol Primary School0.9 mi
- South Gosforth First School0.9 mi
- West Jesmond Primary School1.0 mi