Forest Hall Primary School
Delaval Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 9BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Ms Carmel Parker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 148
- URN
- 108605
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913009341
About this school
Forest Hall Primary School is a foundation primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 148 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Forest Hall Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- 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 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 26% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 44% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 41% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 52% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 98.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 Forest Hall 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 | 56% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 26% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 161 |
| 2023/24 | 159 |
| 2024/25 | 157 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Forest Hall Primary School compares
Forest Hall Primary School ranked 28th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.6% | 44.1% | 148 | — |
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall | 83% | 3.5% | 13.4% | 208 | 0.1 miles |
| Ivy Road Primary School | 53% | 7.3% | 51.8% | 115 | 0.4 miles |
| Westmoor Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 15.4% | 343 | 0.4 miles |
| Benton Dene Primary School | 79% | 4.3% | 22.9% | 466 | 0.6 miles |
| Grasmere Academy | 33% | 8.8% | 56.3% | 86 | 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)
- 44.06%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.57%
- Persistent absence
- 17.16%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall0.1 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Ivy Road Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne
-
Westmoor Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Benton Dene Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Grasmere Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Forest Hall Primary School ranks 62nd 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 ages does Forest Hall Primary School teach?
- Forest Hall Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Forest Hall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Forest Hall Primary School is Ms Carmel Parker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Forest Hall Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Forest Hall 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 many pupils are at Forest Hall Primary School?
- Forest Hall Primary School has 148 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Forest Hall Primary School full?
- Forest Hall Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 148 on roll (70%), so it has space against 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 Forest Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Forest Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Forest Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Forest Hall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Forest Hall Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Forest Hall Primary School is part of The North Tyneside Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Forest Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Forest Hall Primary School compare with other schools in North Tyneside?
- Forest Hall Primary School ranked 28th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Forest Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Forest Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Forest Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Forest Hall 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.