Forest Hall Primary SchoolIvy Road Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Summary of the comparison

Forest Hall Primary School and Ivy Road Primary School are primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

  • Forest Hall Primary School scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Ivy Road Primary School scores 23 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Forest Hall Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Forest Hall Primary School was judged in need of attention and Ivy Road Primary School was judged Inadequate.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 62.0% for Forest Hall Primary School and 53.0% for Ivy Road Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Forest Hall Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Ivy Road Primary School (33.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Forest Hall Primary School versus Ivy Road Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Newcastle-upon-TyneForest Hall Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-TyneIvy Road Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF35/100Stronger figureF23/100
Local ranking39th of 53 in North Tyneside Stronger figure51st of 53 in North Tyneside
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionStronger figureOfsted: Inadequate
School typeFoundation school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll157 164
Capacity210 210
LocationNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 9BA Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 9AP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% Stronger figure53.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census157 164
Free school meals (ever 6)44.1% 51.8%
English as an additional language10.8% 5.5%
SEN support20.4% 15.8%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.6% Stronger figure7.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.2% Stronger figure24.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Forest Hall Primary School

Ivy Road Primary School

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