Fordley Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 2–11 · Cramlington, North Tyneside
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
5.61 miles
Published by North Tyneside Council · offers on 16 April 2025
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Fordley Primary School is a primary school in Cramlington, North Tyneside for ages 2–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 27 November 2024. North Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
Fordley 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 | 5.61 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in North Tyneside.
- The last child offered a Reception 2025 place lived 5.61 miles away, 5th longest of 55 North Tyneside primary schools with a published Reception 2025 last distance (middle: 1.94 miles).
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 40 first-choice applications for 42 offers; 39 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (3%) was not offered a place.
- Of its pupils, 34.7% are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Tyneside is 27.5%.
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
- Dudley Drive, Dudley, Cramlington, NE23 7AL
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 377 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 27 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy positive, caring relationships with staff.”
- “This helps them to feel safe and happy in school.”
- “Pupils show resilience in the face of challenges and the school’s ‘respect’ values support them to develop positive character traits.”
To improve
- “However, this is not the case in writing.”
- “Staff do not consistently address weaknesses in pupils’ early writing skills.”
- “This means pupils are often moved on to complex writing tasks before they are ready.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 January 2025 (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) | 60% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 39 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.
- Burradon Community Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenfields Community Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bailey Green Primary School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Grasmere Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Amberley Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hazlewood Community Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westmoor Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published