Holystone 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 04/03/2010. 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 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Whitley Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0DA
Website: www.holystoneprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01919170004
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stephen Baines
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108581

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/03/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 479
Number of Pupils: 464
Number of Boys: 238
Number of Girls: 226

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.9
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.7
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -0.8 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holystone Primary School
Whitley Road , Holystone NE27 0DA
4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Shiremoor Primary School
Stanton Road , Shiremoor NE27 0PW
4out of 4 1,356 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Backworth Park Primary School
Hotspur North , Backworth NE27 0AH
2out of 4 1,765 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hadrian Park Primary School
Addington Drive , NE28 9RT
3out of 4 1,936 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Ivy Road Primary School
Ivy Road Primary School , Ivy Road NE12 9AP
3out of 4 2,179 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
George Stephenson High School
Southgate , Killingworth NE12 6SA
2out of 4 2,855 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Churchill Community College
Churchill Street , NE28 7TN
3out of 4 3,161 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wellfield Middle School
Kielder Road , South Wellfield NE25 9QW
3out of 4 2,978 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkside House School
Station Road , Backworth NE27 0AB
- not rated 962 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Moorbridge
Earsdon Road , Shiremoor NE27 0HJ
3out of 4 1,835 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beacon Hill School
Rising Sun Cottages , NE28 9JW
3out of 4 2,704 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Percy Hedley School
West Lane , Killingworth NE12 7BH
4out of 4 2,762 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Percy Hedley Hedleys College
Station Road , Forest Hall NE12 8YY
- not rated 3,179 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.