Foundation school · North Tyneside

Balliol Primary School

3–11Ages
157Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108603URN

Chesters Avenue, Longbenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8QP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.6 below North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Tyneside

18 applications for 15 places · 47th of 50 in North Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 23 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

19 May 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
24 October 2023
Graded inspection: Inadequate

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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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 below North Tyneside median (1.8) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

18 applications · 15 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 1.2; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 1.0; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 1.1; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2022 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2021 1.2; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2020 1.1; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2019 0.9; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2018 1.2; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2017 0.9; North Tyneside median median 2.0
2016 0.7; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2015 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2014 0.9; North Tyneside median median 2.0

More applications per place than the North Tyneside median in 0 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	15	18	1.2	13	0.87
Sep 2025	24	23	1.0	12	0.50
Sep 2024	21	33	1.6	15	0.71
Sep 2023	23	26	1.1	16	0.70
Sep 2022	27	36	1.3	26	0.96
Sep 2021	23	27	1.2	14	0.61
Sep 2020	29	33	1.1	28	0.97
Sep 2019	28	25	0.9	14	0.50
Sep 2018	19	22	1.2	14	0.74
Sep 2017	25	23	0.9	14	0.56
Sep 2016	24	16	0.7	8	0.33
Sep 2015	22	32	1.5	21	0.95
Sep 2014	30	27	0.9	16	0.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 57% · Maths 64% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%31st of 45 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

North Tyneside 79% England 78%

Higher standard21%

North Tyneside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

North Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth29%

North Tyneside 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

North Tyneside 79% England 77%

Higher standard29%

North Tyneside 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Tyneside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	7%	100	102
2023/24	41%	12%	103	103
2022/23	26%	4%	101	98

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

Balliol Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures 2026

1.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle
0.5 km · North Tyneside

Improved significantly2024

2.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)
0.5 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Benton Park Primary School
0.7 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Benton Dene Primary School
1.0 km · North Tyneside

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Cragside Primary School
1.4 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Archbishop Runcie CofE First School
1.8 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place
South Gosforth First School
2.0 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall
2.0 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108603 · 392/2077
Trust: The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 157 on roll
Free school meals: 50.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Chesters Avenue, Longbenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8QP
Local authority: North Tyneside

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