Broadwood Primary School

About Broadwood Primary School

Broadwood Primary School in Newcastle upon Tyne is a state primary for mixed pupils aged 3 to 11, currently home to 227 children against a capacity of 236. That near-full roll is no accident: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 49 applications for just 27 places, with 25 of those coming as first preferences, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.81. The school’s intake is notably diverse in terms of disadvantage, with 57.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals — well above the national average and a clear signal of the community it serves. Wendy Mitcheson is the headteacher, and the school has no religious character. It also offers nursery provision, so families can start their child’s journey from age three.

Academically, Broadwood’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it Good overall, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2019. Every inspected category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — was judged Good. At Key Stage 2 in 2023/24, 38% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Newcastle upon Tyne local authority average of 63%. In reading, 59% met the expected standard and 14% reached the higher standard; in writing, 52% met the expected standard; in maths, 41% met the expected standard and 3% reached the higher standard. Average scores were 103 in reading and 99 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 50 tier on the KS2 expected standard metric.

The school is well equipped with facilities including a library, playing fields, art studios, a forest school, ICT suite, gymnasium, sports hall and even a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, rounders, netball, cross country, gymnastics, dance and tennis, while clubs range from choir and book club to gardening, eco club, coding and drama. Broadwood has a strong SEND offer, with provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, autistic spectrum disorder, and a resourced provision. This is a school that suits families looking for a genuinely inclusive local primary with a clear improvement trajectory, strong demand from the community, and a wide range of enrichment opportunities despite its relatively small size.

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