West Jesmond is a truly unique school with a long history of successfully providing the highest quality education in Jesmond since 1901. In that time there have been many changes to education and indeed our wonderful school building but throughout the past 111 years we have always prided ourselves in making our children feel special and nurtured their talents in all areas of the curriculum.

Latest Ofsted Inspection

Our Milecastle Mission is:

For everyone to be excited about and love learning.

Our Milecastle Vision is:

At Milecastle we provide a safe, vibrant and exciting learning environment, where everyone is included and all successes are celebrated. We provide outstanding care and support as well as high quality learning experiences which challenge the children to be their best. We accept we are all different and we are grateful for the variety that brings.

Nuture and Nature - Our Unique Nursery

West Newcastle Academy Nursery provides space and time for children to develop a deeper way of learning.

By exploring learning in small groups and in many different contexts we will ensure every child has many opportunities to learn in ways that best match their interests and abilities.

They are encouraged to be curious, to ask questions and to learn from one another.

Please contact the school office for more information and to make an appointment to look at our unique setting.

We’re here to help every child feel valued, inspired, and equipped for whatever comes next. From Reception to Year 4, we focus on building strong foundations in learning and wellbeing, while fostering resilience, kindness, and a love for discovery.

Our nursery is open for 3-4 year olds.

There is wraparound care available from 7:45am - 6pm which is provided onsite by a private organisation. Please contact the school office for more information. 

There is wraparound care available from 7.30am. Please contact the school office for more information. 

At St Cuthbert’s we live and learn in faith and love, through Jesus’ teachings.

Our school is a place where we can grow as a family, helping each other to lead full and happy lives.

We have a breakfast club available from 7.30am to 6pm provided by the school. Please speak to the school office for more information.

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School is a vibrant environment where we aim for every child to be loved, every child to be happy and every child to achieve.

There is wraparound care available from 7:30am - 6pm which is provided onsite by a private organisation. Please contact the school office for more information. 

St Teresa’s is a Christ centred school. We aim to nurture and develop each individual child in order that they can become the best human being they can possibly be. Our work is rooted in Gospel values of love, respect, trust and forgiveness.

​Our exciting, creative curriculum motivates children as learners and leads them towards fulfilling their full academic potential.

​St Teresa’s is a welcoming, friendly school where the three way partnership between home – child – school truly flourishes.

t Vincent's Catholic Primary School is part of the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust and serves the parish of Our Lady and St Vincent. Our school community is made-up of children, parents, carers, governors and staff, and each member has an important role to play in supporting the school's values, ethos and aims. Here at St Vincent’s, we have created a caring, stimulating and disciplined learning environment: a place where every child has the motivation, opportunity and support to fulfil their learning potential. 

It is a pleasure to welcome you to Cragside Primary School, a place where learning is brought to life with energy, enthusiasm and a deep sense of care.

At Cragside we are incredibly proud of our dedicated staff who deliver a rich and engaging curriculum tailored to inspire and nuture every child. Our school is a place where children feel valued, supported and encouraged to reach their full potential.

We are privileged to serve a rich and diverse community and we cherish the sense of belonging that makes Cragside feel like one big family. 

Welcome to Knop Law Primary School
We aim to provide an education which is ACE!
We aspire to offer an exceptional education where each child is valued as a unique individual with special skills and talents. We aim to offer outstanding opportunities which will enable our children to thrive and grow into creative, successful young people. Thank you for visiting us

There is wraparound care available from 7:45am - 6pm which is provided onsite by a private organisation. Please contact the school office for more information. 

Benton Park Primary school is your school. Whether a pupil, a parent, a grandparent, a carer, a friend, a colleague or a visitor; here regularly or not, I want you to feel welcome. And as a pupil, I want you to feel not only welcome, but happy, safe and included in our school.

Our children’s acute physiotherapy team provide a comprehensive range of services for babies, children and young people with musculoskeletal, neurological or cardio-respiratory conditions.

The services we deliver range from treatments for common disorders, to more specialist care for complex problems, such as hydrotherapy, non-invasive ventilation and Ponsetti casting for congenital foot deformities.

Our children’s community therapy services team provide highly specialised physiotherapy and occupational therapy to children who have long-term disabilities and complex health needs.

We work to support the child and their family to reach their greatest physical potential. This includes giving support to schools, respite agencies, and other local community services that children and their families may use.

We provide a specialist regional service to children and their families covering a large geographical area – as far north as the Scottish Borders, south to the North Yorkshire across to the west coast.

Based at the Great North Children’s Hospital, we look after children from new-born through to 18 years old who require ventilatory support.

The majority of our patients that require assistance are managed with mask ventilation overnight however we also support children with tracheostomy who are dependent on ventilation 24 hours a day. 

The children's speech and language therapy service provides expert guidance and support around children’s speech, language and communication.

Our commitment is to help children communicate to the best of their ability.

We aim to minimise any negative impact of speech, language or communication difficulties for the child and their family, as well as on their education and social lives.

Our geographical boundary is Newcastle and we also treat children through regional services.

 We can provide specialist support for:

We offer direct and indirect speech and language therapy input for young people in further education, who have speech and language therapy agreed in their educational health care plan (EHCP).

This may include students who have autism, learning difficulties or hearing impairment as well as a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties.

The Community Eating Disorder Service (CEDS) provides community support and hospital inreach. This specialist eating disorder service supports young people and their families in the community to manage their condition and prevent hospital admission. They provide family based therapy in a range of settings as well as specialist clinical assessment and inreach to paediatric and acute mental health settings.

The Community Multiple Sclerosis Team, based at Walkergate Park in Newcastle,  is a multidisciplinary team working with people, and their families/carers, who have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). The service provides therapy, information, advice and continued support from diagnosis to end of life.

The team involved in your care could include:

• Physiotherapists
• Rehabilitation Assistants
• Occupational Therapists
• Neuro Rehabilitation Nurse Specialist

Lamesley is an acute admission ward based at the Hadrian Clinic, Campus for Ageing and Vitality in Newcastle upon Tyne. Lamesley has 18 beds providing assessment and treatment by a multi disciplinary team. They will support you to develop new skills to manage your mental health. During your stay you will be offered the following treatments and therapies:
• Occupational therapy – helps with individual or group activities and daily living skills
• Physiotherapy – help with mobility or movement problems or by providing access to gym facilities

A child who has been in the care of their local authority for more than 24 hours is known as a looked after child. Looked after children are also often referred to as children in care. The majority of looked after children are cared for by foster carers or family members other than their parents. A small number of these children are in residential homes.

Children who enter the care system often have more health needs than other children, which means that they often require additional health support.

14 beds providing a behaviourally managed environment in which people with cognitive, emotional or behavioural outcome of an acquired brain injury can have access to rehabilitation.

How to get Referred:
Via Consultant

16 beds (with fully equipped interim flat) providing highly specialised and integrated multi disciplinary rehabilitation for adults following an acquired brain injury or other neurological disease/illness (patients must be medically stable).

How to get Referred
Via single point of access, Donna Lowther.

The Mental Health and Deafness Service, based at Walkergate Park in Newcastle upon Tyne,  is for deaf and deafblind people aged 18 years or older who mainly use British Sign Language to communicate and who have mental health problems. We work with the Community Treatment Team (CTT) in your local area.

How  can I get referred?

You can be referred by a Specialist Mental Health Service.