Fellside Community Primary School
Fellside Road, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Green
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 108378
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914887486
About this school
Fellside Community Primary School is a community primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 235 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 73% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 93% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 90% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 97% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Fellside Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gateshead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fellside Community Primary School compares
Fellside Community Primary School ranked 4th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 3.1% | 7% | 235 | — |
| Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School | 80% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 210 | 0.3 miles |
| Clover Hill Community Primary School | 93% | 3.8% | 8.7% | 210 | 0.4 miles |
| Front Street Community Primary School | 82% | 3.7% | 15% | 413 | 0.6 miles |
| Washingwell Community Primary School | 57% | 4.3% | 20.4% | 181 | 0.8 miles |
| Swalwell Primary School | 54% | 8.1% | 56.4% | 141 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.97%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.1%
- Persistent absence
- 2.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Clover Hill Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Front Street Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Washingwell Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Swalwell Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Fellside Community Primary School ranks 3rd of the 94 ranked primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Amberley Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primary
- Archibald First School Primary
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy Primary
- Backworth Park Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Primary School Primary
- Belsay Primary School Primary
- Benton Dene Primary School Primary
- Benton Park Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fellside Community Primary School teach?
- Fellside Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Fellside Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fellside Community Primary School is Mrs Caroline Green, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fellside Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fellside Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Fellside Community Primary School?
- Fellside Community Primary School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Fellside Community Primary School full?
- Fellside Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 235 on roll (112%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fellside Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fellside Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fellside Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fellside Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Fellside Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fellside Community Primary School rank locally?
- Fellside Community Primary School ranked 4th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fellside Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Fellside Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fellside Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fellside Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.