Crackley Bank Primary School, Newcastle

From the headteacher's welcome: "Here at Crackley Bank Primary School, we are a family, and the warm welcoming feel is noticeable from the moment you enter the school. If you are looking for a school place for your child, we warmly invite you to contact the school office to arrange a tour of the school so that you can see us at work."

The school runs a breakfast club, from £4.00 per day.

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Crackley Bank Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 73% in reading and 65% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Crackley Bank Primary School as their first choice and 32 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Crackley Bank Primary School are Chesterton Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 48% maths); St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths); Churchfields Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 50% reading, 60% maths); and Sun Academy Bradwell (0.8 miles, Good, 88% reading, 85% maths).

Crackley Bank Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Crackley Bank Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Collective Vision Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

60.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 31 pupils (15.7%) received SEN support and 1 (0.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

Crackley Bank Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Longport Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Birch House Road (adjacent), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Crackley Bank Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 130 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Crackley Bank Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.