Byker Primary School

School Name: Byker Primary School
Address: Commercial Road, Byker
Town/City: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
County: Tyne and Wear
Postcode: NE6 2AT
Telephone Number: 01912 656906
Website: www.bykerprimary.org

Phase: Primary (ages 2-11)
Type: Community school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Headteacher: Mrs Michelle Donnison
Capacity: 494
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 391 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 79% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 81.9%

URN: 108458
DfE Number: 391/2032
UKPRN: 10069958
UPRN: 4510118034
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: Newcastle upon Tyne (E08000021)
Constituency: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (E14001378)
Electoral Ward: Byker (E05016350)

Easting & Northing: 426970E, 564376N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 58' 26.08" N 1° 34' 48.21" W
Plus Code: 9C6WXCF9+HX

DfE Record: View record

1. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School (0.4km)
2. Hotspur Primary School (0.9km)
3. Welbeck Academy (0.9km)
4. Monkchester Road Nursery School (1.2km)
5. Chillingham Road Primary School (1.2km)
6. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton (1.3km)
7. Gateshead College (1.4km)
8. St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (1.4km)
9. Christ Church CofE Primary School (1.5km)
10. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (1.5km)

Predecessor schools†

• Bolam Street Primary School
• Raby Street Primary School