Canning Street Primary School
About the school
Canning Street Primary School is an open primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 27 September 2023
- Published
- 21 November 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 47%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 66%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 4%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 11%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 51%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 77%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 58%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 74%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 54%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 76%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 44%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 74%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 16%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 32%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 81%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 81%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 99
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 100
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 100
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 106
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
462
Girls
48.05%
Boys
51.95%
SEN support
22.08%
Education, health and care plan
4.76%
English as an additional language
86.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
69.45%
Overall absence
8.39
Persistent absence
31.22