Simonside Primary School

Bedeburn Road, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4LG

Local ranking61st of 72 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

315

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Simonside Primary School (URN 108454) since 1 January 2024. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 63.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 9.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 69.0%
Writing (Expected): 74.0%
Maths (Expected): 80.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 74.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 105.0
Cohort Size: 35

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 297
Boys: 133 (48%)
Girls: 142 (52%)
Capacity: 315 (87% full)
SEND: 25.3%
FSM Eligible: 69.8%
EAL: 15.8%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.0%
SEN Support: 23.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 16.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 17.4
Budget per Pupil: £7,377/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 6.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 22.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 79.0%
Black African: 7.5%
Other: 3.0%
White Other: 1.7%
Mixed Other: 1.7%
Asian Other: 1.7%
Black Other: 1.4%
Asian Chinese: 1.0%

79.0%

White British

7.5%

Black African

3.0%

Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01912860776

admin@simonside.newcastle.sch.uk

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Bedeburn Road

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East

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Administrative

URN: 150329
UKPRN: 10093926
Establishment No.: 2021
Trust: ONE (OWL NORTH EAST) TRUST

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