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Mountfield Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Kirkwood Drive, North Kenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE3 3AT · mountfield.smartacademies.net · 0191 285 3793

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · May 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
44%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Newcastle upon Tyne 66%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Newcastle upon Tyne Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
202
93% of 217 places
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
63.4%
First language not English
26.2%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Smart Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Newcastle upon Tyne Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 19 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 20 (Places 24)20September 2023: 18 (Places 19)18September 2024: 14 (Places 14)14September 2025: 27 (Places 28)27September 2026: 16 (Places 19)16Places 19
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202619160.8100%
September 2025Sept 202528271100%
September 2024Sept 202414141100%
September 2023Sept 202319180.9100%
September 2022Sept 202224200.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 66%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 50% (England 53%)50%2016/17: 40% (England 61%)40%2017/18: 69% (England 64%)69%2018/19: 70% (England 65%)70%2022/23: 48% (England 60%)48%2023/24: 50% (England 61%)50%2024/25: 44% (England 62%)44%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼44%62%
●6%8%
Average scaled score
▼100106
▼102105
▼100105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108474)

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 22 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Mountfield Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
21 May 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Nov 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
80%
Replies
41
22% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼78% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼73% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼78% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼81% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●88% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲83% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲80% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲54% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 41% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲90% agreeEngland 68%

based on 10 parents (24%) with SEND

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