Fordley Primary School
Dudley Drive, Dudley, Cramlington, NE23 7AL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Withers
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 377
- URN
- 108611
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912502207
About this school
Fordley Primary School is a foundation primary school in Cramlington. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 377 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 34 | 53 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 62% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 87% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 81% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 72% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Fordley 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 | 65% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 342 |
| 2023/24 | 371 |
| 2024/25 | 383 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fordley Primary School compares
Fordley Primary School ranked 30th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.8% | 42% | 377 | — |
| Burradon Community Primary School | 73% | 4.8% | 44.5% | 144 | 0.9 miles |
| Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School | 71% | 4% | 13.9% | 336 | 1.1 miles |
| Greenfields Community Primary School | 59% | 4.9% | 44.2% | 221 | 1.4 miles |
| Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy | 71% | 4.8% | 27.9% | 189 | 1.4 miles |
| Bailey Green Primary School | 74% | 4.2% | 26.7% | 469 | 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)
- 42.04%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.82%
- Persistent absence
- 15.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burradon Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Cramlington
-
Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Cramlington
-
Greenfields Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Cramlington
-
Bailey Green Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Killingworth
Other schools in Cramlington
Fordley Primary School ranks 9th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Cramlington.
- Beaconhill Community Primary School Primary
- Burnside Primary School Primary
- Burradon Community Primary School Primary
- Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cramlington Northburn Primary School Primary
- Cramlington Shanklea Primary School Primary
- Cramlington Village Primary School Primary
- Eastlea Primary School Primary
- Hareside Primary School Primary
- Seghill First School Primary
- Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy Primary
- Cramlington Learning Village Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fordley Primary School teach?
- Fordley Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Cramlington.
- Who is the headteacher of Fordley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fordley Primary School is Mrs Claire Withers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fordley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fordley 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 Fordley Primary School?
- Fordley Primary School has 377 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Fordley Primary School full?
- Fordley Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 377 on roll (90%), 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 Fordley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fordley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fordley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fordley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Fordley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fordley Primary School rank locally?
- Fordley Primary School ranked 30th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fordley Primary School's absence rate?
- Fordley Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fordley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fordley 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.