Ivy Road Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 2–11 · Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
0.43 miles
Published by North Tyneside Council · offers on 16 April 2025
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Ivy Road Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside for ages 2–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Inadequate, from the inspection on 27 February 2024. North Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
Ivy Road 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 | 0.43 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted judged the school Inadequate on 27 February 2024; of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Tyneside, 5 are Good and 1 Outstanding.
- In 2024/25, 53% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The Reception 2025 last distance offered was 0.43 miles, the shortest of 55 North Tyneside primary schools with a published Reception 2025 last distance (middle figure 1.94 miles).
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 45.2% 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 Primary School, Ivy Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 9AP
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 115 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Inadequate Inspected 27 February 2024
Strengths
- “This is having a positive effect on some pupils, but not all.”
- “Many pupils at this school are polite, considerate and happy.”
- “Pupils enjoy collecting CAN points for these values and receiving rewards.”
To improve
- “The school’s expectations for pupils’ achievement are not high enough.”
- “The school does not provide an acceptable standard of education.”
- “Pupils have gaps in their learning which are not addressed quickly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 June 2024 (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) | 53% | 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: 1 first-preference applications, 1 offers in total, 1 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.
- Forest Hall Primary School 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade 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