Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2016
Expected Standard
63%
Demand Ratio
0.9x
Simonside Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.
Simonside Primary School is an academy converter in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ONE (OWL NORTH EAST) TRUST. The school has approximately 297 pupils on roll, of whom 70% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #37 of 63 primaries in Newcastle upon Tyne and #4,888 of 14,143 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 0.9× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 2.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
63%
Read SS
104
Maths SS
106
GPS SS
105
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
Inspection Report
Inspection Report
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