Westgate Hill Primary Academy

School Name: Westgate Hill Primary Academy
Address: Beaconsfield Street
Town/City: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
County: Tyne and Wear
Postcode: NE4 5JN
Telephone Number: 01912 562960
Website: westgatehill.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
Trust: The Laidlaw Schools Trust
Sponsor: The Laidlaw Schools Trust

Headteacher: Mr Nick Watson & Karl Ellerbrook
Capacity: 704
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 726 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 103% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 51.4%

URN: 144970
DfE Number: 391/2022
UKPRN: 10065103
UPRN: 4510095249
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: Newcastle upon Tyne (E08000021)
Constituency: Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West (E14001377)
Electoral Ward: Arthur's Hill (E05016347)

Easting & Northing: 423336E, 564439N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 58' 28.78" N 1° 38' 12.56" W
Plus Code: 9C6WX9F7+V7

DfE Record: View record

1. Moorside Primary School (0.3km)
2. Bahr Academy (0.4km)
3. Ashfield Nursery School (0.6km)
4. Hawthorn Primary School (0.6km)
5. St Paul's CofE Primary School (0.7km)
6. Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.8km)
7. Wingrove Primary School (0.9km)
8. St Michael's Catholic Primary School (1.0km)
9. NCG (1.1km)
10. Dame Allan's Schools (1.3km)

Same trust

• Excelsior Academy
• Atkinson Road Primary Academy
• Oxclose Community Academy
• Oxclose Primary Academy
• Thomas Walling Primary Academy
• Beacon of Light School
• South Hylton Primary Academy
• Academy 360
• Sedgefield Community College
• Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy

• Excelsior Academy
• Atkinson Road Primary Academy
• Oxclose Community Academy
• Oxclose Primary Academy
• Thomas Walling Primary Academy
• Beacon of Light School
• South Hylton Primary Academy
• Academy 360
• Sedgefield Community College
• Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy

• Westgate Hill Primary School