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Kingston Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Cranleigh Avenue, Kingston Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE3 2EL · kingstonpark.smartacademies.net · 0191 214 0363
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- 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
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 456
- 97% of 469 places
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.8%
- First language not English
- 27.6%
- School census 2025/26
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, 74 families put the school first and 81 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 | 81 | 74 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 37 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% the higher standard. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108490)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Kingston Park Primary School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (61 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 61
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (25%) with SEND