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Simonside Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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location_onNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4LG

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

281

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Simonside Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 79% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Simonside Primary School is a foundation school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 281 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #57 of 71 primaries in Newcastle upon Tyne and #10,451 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading64% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading52% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths55% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.2

Read

LA -0.1

-6.4 to -2.0

-3.4

Write

LA 0.4

-5.5 to -1.3

-3.9

Maths

LA -0.1

-6.0 to -1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading66% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 1.5

-0.9 to 3.4

-0.4

Write

LA 1.5

-2.4 to 1.5

1.4

Maths

LA 1.6

-0.4 to 3.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 68%

Reading81% LA 77%

Writing77% LA 78%

Maths88% LA 78%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 1.5

0.3 to 4.9

1.6

Write

LA 1.3

-0.6 to 3.8

Maths

LA 1.6

1.9 to 6.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-16

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(3 pupils)

Summer term 2023

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 286 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2022/23 (Summer term)	286	3	1.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	281	8	2.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	274	4	1.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	290	3	1.0%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	274	4	1.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	249	3	1.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	249	6	2.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	250	1	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	235	3	1.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	243	3	1.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	230	4	1.7%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	253	3	1.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	253	6	2.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	256	5	2.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	256	4	1.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	252	8	3.2%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	254	5	2.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	249	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	234	4	1.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	222	3	1.4%	0.5%	0