Grasmere Academy
Grasmere Court, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6TS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GRASMERE ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Ms Kerry Lilico
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- North Tyneside Academy Foundation
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 145
- Pupils on roll
- 86
- URN
- 138576
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912220259
About this school
Grasmere Academy is a primary academy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 86 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
- 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 | 15 | 23 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 7% | 26% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 7% | 30% | 39% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 13% | 30% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -13.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -12.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -13.00 | - | - |
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 Grasmere Academy 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 | 0% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 17% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 112 |
| 2024/25 | 96 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grasmere Academy compares
Grasmere Academy ranked 49th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 8.8% | 56.3% | 86 | — |
| Bailey Green Primary School | 74% | 4.2% | 26.7% | 469 | 0.2 miles |
| Amberley Primary School | 55% | 4.2% | 27.1% | 405 | 0.5 miles |
| Westmoor Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 15.4% | 343 | 0.5 miles |
| Burradon Community Primary School | 73% | 4.8% | 44.5% | 144 | 0.6 miles |
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall | 83% | 3.5% | 13.4% | 208 | 0.8 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)
- 56.32%
- English as an additional language
- 9.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.83%
- Persistent absence
- 20.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bailey Green Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Killingworth
-
Amberley Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Westmoor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Burradon Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cramlington
-
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Grasmere Academy ranks 93rd 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 Grasmere Academy teach?
- Grasmere Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Grasmere Academy?
- The headteacher of Grasmere Academy is Ms Kerry Lilico, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Grasmere Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grasmere Academy, 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 Grasmere Academy?
- Grasmere Academy has 86 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Grasmere Academy full?
- Grasmere Academy has capacity for 145 pupils and 86 on roll (59%), 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 Grasmere Academy a faith school?
- No. Grasmere Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Grasmere Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Grasmere Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Grasmere Academy?
- Grasmere Academy is part of GRASMERE ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Grasmere Academy have?
- The schools register lists Grasmere Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Grasmere Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grasmere Academy rank locally?
- Grasmere Academy ranked 49th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grasmere Academy's absence rate?
- Grasmere Academy's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grasmere Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grasmere Academy'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 1 July 2026.