Foundation school · North Tyneside

Ivy Road Primary School

2–11Ages
115Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108606URN

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

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Inadequate

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.0per place

0.8 below North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Tyneside

1 applications for 1 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 27 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes	Requires improvement
Personal development	Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Inadequate
Early years provision		Inadequate

Inspection history

27 February 2024
Graded inspection: Inadequate
14 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.0applications per place, Reception

0.8 below North Tyneside median (1.8) 1.2 below England median (2.2)

1 applications · 1 places offered · 1 named it first

2026 1.0; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 1.1; 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 1.2; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2019 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2018 1.1; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2017 1.1; North Tyneside median median 2.0
2016 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2015 1.2; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2014 1.3; 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	1	1	1.0	1	1.00
Sep 2025	21	27	1.3	17	0.81
Sep 2024	19	25	1.3	15	0.79
Sep 2023	30	34	1.1	21	0.70
Sep 2022	23	37	1.6	20	0.87
Sep 2021	25	44	1.8	22	0.88
Sep 2020	30	35	1.2	18	0.60
Sep 2019	27	34	1.3	25	0.93
Sep 2018	18	19	1.1	11	0.61
Sep 2017	18	20	1.1	15	0.83
Sep 2016	20	29	1.5	15	0.75
Sep 2015	16	19	1.2	12	0.75
Sep 2014	30	38	1.3	23	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 65% · Maths 71% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%35th of 45 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

North Tyneside 79% England 78%

Higher standard24%

North Tyneside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

North Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

North Tyneside 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

North Tyneside 79% England 77%

Higher standard24%

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	53%	0%	105	104
2023/24	35%	5%	104	102
2022/23	33%	13%	99	95

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

Ivy Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures Inadequate2024

1.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Forest Hall Primary School
0.0 km · North Tyneside

2026

1.7applications per place 62%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)
1.5 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

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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108606 · 392/2080
Trust: The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 115 on roll
Free school meals: 51.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Ivy Road Primary School, Ivy Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 9AP
Local authority: North Tyneside

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