Hotspur Primary School

Newcastle upon TyneFoundation school

Mowbray Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 5PA

Headteacher: Mr Kevin McVittieSchool website ↗Pupils: 440 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
95% of first-choice applicants offered a place
52%
Reading, Writing & Maths
95%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
52.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
5.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 63%·Writing 63%·Maths 61%All three 52%
Reading
Expected63%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected63%
Exceeding9%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected61%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
61
How many got their first choice?
58of 61 (95.1%)
How many applied in total?
112

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
70.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
14.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
27.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
207 girls, 233 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 64% (2017/18), currently 52%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1656.0%2.0%+1.1+1.9+0.8
2016/1762.0%18.0%-0.6-0.4-1.0
2017/1864.0%10.0%+1.3+2.3+0.6
2018/1956.0%16.0%-1.6+1.5-1.4
2022/2350.0%8.0%-2.0-1.4-2.5
2023/2446.0%7.0%---
2024/2552.0%5.0%---