Welcome to Throckley Primary School!  I am pleased to announce that our excellent results mean that we are ranked the 90th primary school in the country (out of over 16,000) in the 2022 'Sunday Times Parent Power Guide'.  This ranking puts us in the top 1% of primary schools nationwide.  'Parent Power' identifies the highest-achieving schools in the UK and is the definitive school rankings guide.  In February 2019, we received a special letter of congratulations from Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP, Secretary of State for Education and Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP, Minister for State School Standards, because our results show that our school is amongst the top 3% of schools in England in terms of the progress made between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.

I am delighted and proud to be Head Teacher at such a fun and vibrant school where pupils, staff, governors, parents and the school community work extremely hard and have high expectations of one another.  We are committed to the highest standards of teaching and learning – achieved through a combination of challenge, support, encouragement and praise – to ensure that all students fulfil their potential.    

At Throckley Primary you will find a welcoming and purposeful environment, with relationships built on mutual respect. Our supportive pastoral systems help pupils to achieve beyond their expectations and develop a strong sense of responsibility for themselves, their peers and the wider world.  Throckley Primary pupils develop skills for lifelong learning.  Achievement and a 'can do' attitude are at the heart of our philosophy; we support this through nurturing pupils’ creativity, encouraging independent thinking and learning and showing that mistakes can be a learning opportunity.

We are a forward-thinking school which has experienced rapid improvement.  Our school has been designated as a National Support School, with myself as a National Leader of Education and several of our staff as Specialist Leaders of Education.  This means that we use our skills and experience to support other schools which are in challenging circumstances. As a member of the Outer West Learning Trust group of schools and through our work as a strategic partner with the Tyne Valley Teaching School Alliance and the Walbottle Teaching School Alliance, we participate in development projects with our local universities.  We aim to inspire all of our partners to work with us as an outstanding school in an outstanding learning community.

Additionally, eight of the primary schools within the current OWL (Outer West Learning) Foundation Trust have recently received permission from the Department for Education’s Regional Director for Schools to open a new multi academy trust. The schools and their governing bodies are  working through the conversion process with the aim of opening as academies of the newly established ONE (Owl North East) Trust on 1st January 2024.

Thank you for visiting our school website which provides a wealth of information about the school and our offer to pupils.

• On our Homepage you will find links to our Twitter feed with the Latest News and a calendar with important dates.

• In The Curriculum section you will find information about the purposeful and empowering curriculum we offer here at Throckley Primary. We have worked hard to ensure that learning throughout the school is relevant, engaging and connected to prior study; fully developing learners’ knowledge and skills. We believe that experience should be at the heart of the curriculum and are proud that our children are excited by their learning throughout school. Please take some time to review our curriculum intent and key drivers.

• In our 'Information' section you will find tabs that cover our admissions policies and procedures as well as links to our November 2013 Ofsted report and our most recent performance data.

• The 'Search' function at the top of the page allows you to search for specific information on our website using keywords.  The search function is powered by Google, so please look below the Google results on each page to see the school-specific results. 

We hope you enjoy exploring this website and finding out about our school.  If you would like a tour, please contact the office and arrange an appointment.  I am always happy to show visitors the work of our successful school.

Mrs Julie Stuart

Head Teacher

Requests for Paper Copies of Website Information

If you require a paper copy of any of the information on this website, please contact Mrs Comstock in the School Office.  She will provide a copy to you free of charge.