Community school · North Tyneside

Holystone Primary School

2–11Ages
456Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108581URN

Whitley Road, Holystone, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 above North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Tyneside

131 applications for 60 places · 18th of 50 in North Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 above North Tyneside median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

131 applications · 60 places offered · 63 named it first

2026 2.2; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 2.1; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 2.0; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 2.5; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2022 2.2; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2021 2.2; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2020 1.8; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2019 2.0; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2018 2.1; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2017 2.2; North Tyneside median median 2.0
2016 2.3; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2015 2.0; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2014 2.2; North Tyneside median median 2.0

More applications per place than the North Tyneside median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
North Tyneside median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	131	2.2	63	1.05
Sep 2025	60	127	2.1	70	1.17
Sep 2024	61	123	2.0	73	1.20
Sep 2023	59	148	2.5	86	1.46
Sep 2022	60	129	2.2	68	1.13
Sep 2021	58	128	2.2	66	1.14
Sep 2020	60	108	1.8	71	1.18
Sep 2019	60	120	2.0	73	1.22
Sep 2018	59	122	2.1	77	1.31
Sep 2017	59	131	2.2	78	1.32
Sep 2016	60	139	2.3	80	1.33
Sep 2015	60	117	2.0	70	1.17
Sep 2014	60	131	2.2	81	1.35

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 73% · Maths 88% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%16th of 45 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

North Tyneside 79% England 78%

Higher standard59%

North Tyneside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

North Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth27%

North Tyneside 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

North Tyneside 79% England 77%

Higher standard36%

North Tyneside 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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North Tyneside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	20%	110	107
2023/24	67%	16%	107	108
2022/23	62%	10%	107	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Holystone Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Shiremoor Primary School
1.2 km · North Tyneside

Good2023

1.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Backworth Park Primary School
1.6 km · North Tyneside

2026

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Hadrian Park Primary School
1.8 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Forest Hall Primary School
2.0 km · North Tyneside

2026

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Ivy Road Primary School
2.0 km · North Tyneside

Special measures Inadequate2024

1.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Battle Hill Primary School
2.2 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall
2.4 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend
2.5 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108581 · 392/2036
Capacity: 420 pupils · 456 on roll
Free school meals: 10.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Whitley Road, Holystone, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0DA
Local authority: North Tyneside

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources