Greenfields Community Primary SchoolFordley Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Greenfields Community Primary School and Fordley Primary School are primary schools.

  • Greenfields Community Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Fordley Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Fordley Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Greenfields Community Primary School was judged Good and Fordley Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 59.0% for Greenfields Community Primary School and 60.0% for Fordley Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Greenfields Community Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Fordley Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Greenfields Community Primary School versus Fordley Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Newcastle-upon-TyneGreenfields Community Primary SchoolCramlingtonFordley Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD42/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking34th of 53 in North Tyneside 8th of 53 in North Tyneside Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range1-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll230 383
Capacity220 420
LocationNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 6NB Cramlington, NE23 7AL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard59.0% 60.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census230 383
Free school meals (ever 6)44.2% 42.0%
English as an additional language8.3% 6.3%
SEN support15.2% 15.9%
SEN with an EHC plan7.4% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure5.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.2% Stronger figure15.7% 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.

Greenfields Community Primary School

Fordley Primary School

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