Holystone Primary School
Whitley Road, Holystone, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah McLennan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 456
- URN
- 108581
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01919170004
About this school
Holystone Primary School is a community primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 456 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 57 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 67% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 16% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 88% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 86% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 89% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Holystone 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 | North Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 467 |
| 2023/24 | 463 |
| 2024/25 | 465 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holystone Primary School compares
Holystone Primary School ranked 18th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.8% | 11.6% | 456 | — |
| Shiremoor Primary School | 77% | 5.3% | 44.1% | 319 | 0.8 miles |
| Backworth Park Primary School | 73% | 3.3% | 25.5% | 342 | 1.0 miles |
| Hadrian Park Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 30% | 431 | 1.1 miles |
| Ivy Road Primary School | 53% | 7.3% | 51.8% | 115 | 1.2 miles |
| Battle Hill Primary School | 45% | 6.1% | 51.8% | 286 | 1.4 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)
- 11.62%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.75%
- Persistent absence
- 8.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shiremoor Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Backworth Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Hadrian Park Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wallsend
-
Ivy Road Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne
-
Battle Hill Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Wallsend
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Holystone Primary School ranks 39th 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 Holystone Primary School teach?
- Holystone Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Holystone Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holystone Primary School is Mrs Sarah McLennan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Holystone Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holystone 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 Holystone Primary School?
- Holystone Primary School has 456 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Holystone Primary School full?
- Holystone Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 456 on roll (109%), 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 Holystone Primary School a faith school?
- No. Holystone Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holystone Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holystone Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Holystone Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holystone Primary School rank locally?
- Holystone Primary School ranked 18th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holystone Primary School's absence rate?
- Holystone Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holystone Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holystone 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.