Grasmere Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
0.68 miles
Published by North Tyneside Council · offers on 16 April 2025
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Grasmere Academy is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 December 2022. North Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
Grasmere Academy 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 | 0.68 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 33% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in North Tyneside.
- Reception 2025's last distance was 0.68 miles, the 8th shortest of 55 North Tyneside primary schools with a published Reception 2025 last distance; the middle figure was 1.94 miles.
- For Reception 2026 there were 5 first-choice applications for 8 offers (0.6 per offer, the lowest of 52 North Tyneside primary schools); every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 51.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, with 9.7 pupils per teacher; the middle figures across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Tyneside are 24.9% and 21.7.
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
- Grasmere Court, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6TS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 86 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 December 2022
Strengths
- “Grasmere Academy is a friendly and welcoming school.”
- “Staff make sure they gain a thorough understanding of individual pupils’ needs as soon as possible.”
- “Staff strive relentlessly to find ways to improve pupils’ lives, including through the delivery of the carefully planned curriculum.”
To improve
- “Some pupils have gaps in their learning from studying a different curriculum.”
- “However, there are some inconsistencies in the way in which the curriculum is delivered.”
- “Teachers sometimes choose learning activities that do not exactly match the curriculum end points.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 February 2023 (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) | 33% | 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: 5 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 5 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.
- Bailey Green Primary School 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Amberley Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westmoor Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Burradon Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ivy Road Primary School 1.2 mi Inadequate Last distance published
- Forest Hall Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Benton Dene Primary School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published