Ivy Road Primary School
Ivy Road Primary School, Ivy Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 9AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Taylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 115
- URN
- 108606
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912688851
About this school
Ivy Road Primary School is a foundation primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 115 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 20 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 35% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 40% | 65% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% | 40% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 33% | 60% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.60 | - | - |
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 Ivy Road 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 | 33% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 35% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 187 |
| 2023/24 | 186 |
| 2024/25 | 164 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ivy Road Primary School compares
Ivy Road Primary School ranked 39th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 7.3% | 51.8% | 115 | — |
| Forest Hall Primary School | 62% | 5.6% | 44.1% | 148 | 0.4 miles |
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall | 83% | 3.5% | 13.4% | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| Benton Dene Primary School | 79% | 4.3% | 22.9% | 466 | 0.8 miles |
| Westmoor Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 15.4% | 343 | 0.8 miles |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) | 35% | 7% | 26.5% | 213 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
- 27 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report14 December 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.82%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.27%
- Persistent absence
- 24.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Forest Hall Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Benton Dene Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Westmoor Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)1.0 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
Ivy Road Primary School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Hawthorn Primary School Primary
- Newburn Manor Primary School Primary
- Ravenswood Primary School Primary
- North East Futures UTC Secondary
- Benton Dene School Special schools
- Talbot House Children's Charity Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ivy Road Primary School teach?
- Ivy Road Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Ivy Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ivy Road Primary School is Miss Emma Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ivy Road Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ivy Road 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 Ivy Road Primary School?
- Ivy Road Primary School has 115 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Ivy Road Primary School full?
- Ivy Road Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 115 on roll (55%), 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 Ivy Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ivy Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ivy Road Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ivy Road Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ivy Road Primary School?
- Ivy Road 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 Ivy Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ivy Road Primary School rank locally?
- Ivy Road Primary School ranked 39th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ivy Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Ivy Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ivy Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ivy Road 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.