Schools by area › North Tyneside › Ivy Road Primary School
Ivy Road Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Foundation school
Ivy Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 9AP · ivyroadprimary.org.uk · 0191 268 8851
On the mapSearch near NE12 9AP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Tyneside 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 115
- 55% of 210 places
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 1 families put the school first and 1 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 21 | 17 | 0.8 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 19 | 15 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 21 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across North Tyneside it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ivy Road Primary School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 27 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Inadequate |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Dec 2022
Other inspections
Report cards, from November 2025
- Mar 2026Monitoring visitEffective action
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Positive
- 77%
- Replies
- 13
- 8% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on 4 parents (31%) whose child was bullied
based on 3 parents (23%) with SEND