Milecastle Primary School

About Milecastle Primary School

Milecastle Primary School is a state-funded mixed primary in Newcastle upon Tyne that currently educates 195 pupils against a capacity of 210, meaning it runs close to full but with a small handful of spare places. Its intake reflects a higher-than-average level of disadvantage for the area: 19.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with the national primary average of around 23% and a local authority context where many schools serve more affluent populations. The school is clearly in strong demand — for the 2025/26 admissions round, it received 97 total applications for just 24 places, an oversubscription ratio of 4.04. All 24 first-preference applicants were offered a place, suggesting that while the school is popular, families who put it first are very likely to get in. The school has no religious character, no nursery provision, and no sixth form, so it serves the standard primary age range of 4 to 11.

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