Foundation school · North Tyneside

Fordley Primary School

2–11Ages
377Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108611URN

Dudley Drive, Dudley, Cramlington, NE23 7AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.6 below North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Tyneside

48 applications for 42 places · 49th of 50 in North Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 27 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

1.1applications per place, Reception

0.6 below North Tyneside median (1.8) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

48 applications · 42 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 1.1; 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 1.1; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2021 1.0; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2020 1.0; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2019 1.0; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2018 1.2; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2017 1.1; North Tyneside median median 2.0
2016 1.1; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2015 1.2; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2014 1.1; 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	42	48	1.1	40	0.95
Sep 2025	33	44	1.3	33	1.00
Sep 2024	35	45	1.3	33	0.94
Sep 2023	36	40	1.1	34	0.94
Sep 2022	44	49	1.1	41	0.93
Sep 2021	58	58	1.0	57	0.98
Sep 2020	45	46	1.0	39	0.87
Sep 2019	49	50	1.0	46	0.94
Sep 2018	43	50	1.2	41	0.95
Sep 2017	50	54	1.1	46	0.92
Sep 2016	34	38	1.1	33	0.97
Sep 2015	38	46	1.2	36	0.95
Sep 2014	33	37	1.1	29	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 69% · Maths 74% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%26th of 45 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

North Tyneside 79% England 78%

Higher standard19%

North Tyneside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

North Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth5%

North Tyneside 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

North Tyneside 79% England 77%

Higher standard10%

North Tyneside 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	60%	2%	105	103
2023/24	62%	4%	107	104
2022/23	65%	15%	108	106

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

Fordley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Burradon Community Primary School
1.5 km · North Tyneside

2026

1.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School
1.7 km · Northumberland

2026

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Greenfields Community Primary School
2.2 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy
2.3 km · Northumberland

Good2023

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Bailey Green Primary School
2.3 km · North Tyneside

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Seghill First School
2.3 km · Northumberland

Good2024

1.4applications per place
Grasmere Academy
2.5 km · North Tyneside

Good2022

1.8applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Hareside Primary School
2.6 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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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: 108611 · 392/2085
Capacity: 420 pupils · 377 on roll
Free school meals: 36.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Dudley Drive, Dudley, Cramlington, NE23 7AL
Local authority: North Tyneside

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