Balliol Primary School is a primary school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/07/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Chesters Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8QP
Website: http://www.balliolprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01918142500
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Victoria Mellor
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108603

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/07/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 147
Number of Boys: 75
Number of Girls: 72

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.8 to 4.3
Writing
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.7 to 1.1
Maths
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -4.1 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:41%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:97
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Balliol Primary School
Chesters Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8QP 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Stephens Roman Catholic Primary School Aided
Goathland Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8FA 		3out of 4 530 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)
Goathland Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8FA 		3out of 4 573 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Benton Park Primary School
Corchester Walk , NE7 7SS 		4out of 4 778 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Benton Dene Primary School
Hailsham Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8FD 		4out of 4 1,048 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic School
Benton Park Road , NE7 7PE 		4out of 4 972 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Longbenton High School
Hailsham Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8ER 		2out of 4 1,048 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Jesmond Park Academy
Jesmond Park West , NE7 7DP 		1out of 4 2,111 yd Academy sponsor led - Mixed More About School
George Stephenson High School
Southgate , Killingworth NE12 6SA 		2out of 4 2,869 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Gosforth Academy
Knightsbridge , Great North Road NE3 2JH 		4out of 4 2,940 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gosforth East Middle School
Harewood Road , Gosforth NE3 5JT 		3out of 4 2,490 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Gosforth Central Middle School
Great North Road , Gosforth NE3 1UN 		3out of 4 2,506 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Regent Avenue , Gosforth NE3 1EE 		4out of 4 3,013 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hopespring Newcastle
Chesters Avenue (on corner of Aydon Gardens) , Longbenton NE12 8UZ 		- not rated 969 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Percy Hedley Hedleys College
Station Road , Forest Hall NE12 8YY 		- not rated 1,190 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Benton Dene School
Hailsham Avenue , NE12 8FD 		3out of 4 1,211 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Percy Hedley School
West Lane , Killingworth NE12 7BH 		4out of 4 2,491 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Newcastle School for Boys
30 West Avenue , NE3 4ES 		- not rated 3,064 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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