Fellside Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead
Fellside Community Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 May 2022. Gateshead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Fellside Road, Whickham, Fellside Community Primary School, Fellside Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Gateshead
- Pupils on roll
- 235 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 30.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 May 2022
Strengths
- “Fellside Community Primary School is a safe and caring place to learn.”
- “Pupils have exceptional attitudes to learning and are highly motivated.”
- “Leaders and teachers help pupils to understand what it means to be a good citizen in a diverse world.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, teachers do not use assessment effectively to identify what pupils know and can remember.”
- “Pupils confidently recall recent learning; however, they struggle to remember ‘sticky knowledge’ from previous topics.”
- “However, in some lessons, adults do not model learning consistently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 90% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Gateshead published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Gateshead.
- Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Clover Hill Community Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Front Street Community Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Washingwell Community Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Swalwell Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Parkhead Community Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Dunston Hill Community Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published