Forest Hall Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
0.87 miles
Published by North Tyneside Council · offers on 16 April 2025
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Forest Hall Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside for ages 3–11 (foundation school). North Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
Forest Hall Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | 0.87 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last child offered a Reception 2025 place lived 0.87 miles away, 10th shortest of 55 North Tyneside primary schools with a published Reception 2025 last distance (middle: 1.94 miles).
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 21 first-choice applications for 23 offers; 20 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (5%) was not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 41.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 21.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Tyneside.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Tyneside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ivy Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 9AP
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 148 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “Relationships between pupils and members of staff at Forest Hall Primary School are very positive.”
- “As a result of this, pupils feel safe in school.”
- “Pupils know and carry through the school routines well, for example going straight to their cloakrooms and hanging their coats and bags independently, before going into class.”
To improve
- “However, there are too many pupils who arrive late to school and disrupt the start of the school day for others.”
- “There are also too many pupils missing out on their learning due to absence from school.”
- “Variability in teaching and the delivery of the curriculum means that some pupils do not learn foundational skills well enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 2026 (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) | 62% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Tyneside.
- Ivy Road Primary School 0.0 mi Inadequate Last distance published
- St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Benton Dene Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Westmoor Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle 1.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Amberley Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grasmere Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published