Foundation school · North Tyneside

Forest Hall Primary School

3–11Ages
148Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108605URN

Ivy Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 9AP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Tyneside

38 applications for 23 places · 30th of 50 in North Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 14 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing			Needs attention
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

2 June 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
6 October 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to North Tyneside median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 23 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 1.7; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 2.7; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 2.6; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2022 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2021 1.8; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2020 1.4; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2019 1.7; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2018 2.0; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2017 2.3; North Tyneside median median 2.0
2016 1.7; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2015 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2014 2.0; North Tyneside median median 2.0

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	23	38	1.7	21	0.91
Sep 2025	17	46	2.7	13	0.76
Sep 2024	24	36	1.5	22	0.92
Sep 2023	15	39	2.6	12	0.80
Sep 2022	14	23	1.6	14	1.00
Sep 2021	10	18	1.8	7	0.70
Sep 2020	23	33	1.4	11	0.48
Sep 2019	21	36	1.7	13	0.62
Sep 2018	27	53	2.0	20	0.74
Sep 2017	24	54	2.3	21	0.88
Sep 2016	28	48	1.7	19	0.68
Sep 2015	30	49	1.6	22	0.73
Sep 2014	29	57	2.0	18	0.62

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 66% · Maths 76% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%24th of 45 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

North Tyneside 79% England 78%

Higher standard24%

North Tyneside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

North Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth7%

North Tyneside 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

North Tyneside 79% England 77%

Higher standard17%

North Tyneside 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	62%	3%	104	104
2023/24	26%	0%	100	98
2022/23	56%	4%	105	103

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

Forest Hall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

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

Special measures Inadequate2024

1.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall
0.6 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Benton Dene Primary School
1.2 km · North Tyneside

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Westmoor Primary School
1.2 km · North Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)
1.6 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle
1.6 km · North Tyneside

Improved significantly2024

2.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Amberley Primary School
1.7 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Grasmere Academy
1.9 km · North Tyneside

Good2022

1.8applications per place 33%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108605 · 392/2079
Trust: The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 148 on roll
Free school meals: 44.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ivy Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 9AP
Local authority: North Tyneside

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