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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 23 January 2020Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Simonside Primary School, URN 108454
- 26 April 2016Graded inspection: Good · as Simonside Primary School, URN 108454
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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 entry43 applications · 28 places offered · 23 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
- 2025 1.6; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
- 2024 1.5; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
- 2023 1.2; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2022 1.5; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2021 1.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2020 1.5; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2019 1.4; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.3; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2017 1.3; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 1.2; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2015 1.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2014 1.4; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Newcastle upon Tyne median
Dashed bars: as Simonside Primary School (URN 108454), the previous school.
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 | 28 | 43 | 1.5 | 23 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2025 | 33 | 52 | 1.6 | 32 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 24 | 37 | 1.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2023 * | 35 | 43 | 1.2 | 35 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 31 | 46 | 1.5 | 31 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 30 | 1.0 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2020 * | 17 | 26 | 1.5 | 16 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2019 * | 25 | 36 | 1.4 | 22 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2018 * | 32 | 43 | 1.3 | 31 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2017 * | 37 | 49 | 1.3 | 29 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2016 * | 29 | 34 | 1.2 | 23 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 31 | 1.0 | 25 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2014 * | 26 | 37 | 1.4 | 23 | 0.88 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 69% · Writing 74% · Maths 80% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Newcastle upon Tyne median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 63% | 9% | 104 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 4% | 103 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 39% | 0% | 102 | 101 |
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
- Simonside Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20201.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · Newcastle upon TyneRemains Good20242.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · Newcastle upon Tyne20261.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · Newcastle upon TyneNot yet inspected2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Newcastle upon TyneRemains Good20242.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Newcastle upon TyneGood20231.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Newcastle upon TyneImproved significantly20241.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · Newcastle upon TyneRemains Good20193.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · Newcastle upon TyneGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 150329 · 391/2021
- Capacity
- 315 pupils · 275 on roll
- Free school meals
- 67.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 January 2024
- Replaced
- Simonside Primary School (URN 108454)
- Address
- Bedeburn Road, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4LG
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources