Chopwell Primary School

School Name: Chopwell Primary School
Address: Derwent Street, Chopwell
Town/City: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
County: Tyne and Wear
Postcode: NE17 7HS
Telephone Number: 01207 561322
Website: www.chopwellprimary.org/

Phase: Primary (ages 2-11)
Type: Community school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 1997

Headteacher: Mrs K Kelly
Capacity: 290
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 226 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 78% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 48.9%

URN: 131107
DfE Number: 390/2235
UKPRN: 10069493
UPRN: 10022996483
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: Gateshead (E08000037)
Constituency: Blaydon and Consett (E14001106)
Electoral Ward: Chopwell & Rowlands Gill (E05016549)

Easting & Northing: 411790E, 558135N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 55' 6.3" N 1° 49' 2.83" W
Plus Code: 9C6WW59M+92

DfE Record: View record

1. High Spen Primary School (2.5km)
2. Ebchester CofE Primary School (3.1km)
3. Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School (3.7km)
4. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield (3.8km)
5. Highfield Community Primary School (3.8km)
6. Greenside Primary School (4.4km)
7. Whittonstall First School (4.5km)
8. Prudhoe Community High School (4.8km)
9. Hassockfield Secure Training Centre (4.8km)
10. Rowlands Gill Community Primary School (4.9km)

Predecessor schools†

• Chopwell Infant School
• Chopwell Junior School