Simonside 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 27/04/2016. 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 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bedeburn Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4LG
Website: http://www.simonside.newcastle.sch.uk
Telephone: 01912860776
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Louise Thompson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108454

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/04/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 250
Number of Boys: 121
Number of Girls: 129

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.4
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.5
Maths
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:54%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope
Bardon Close , Westerhope NE5 4BT 		- not rated 693 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cheviot Primary School
Yetholm Place , Newbiggin Hall NE5 4EB 		3out of 4 874 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Westerhope Primary School
Hillhead Road , Westerhope NE5 1NE 		3out of 4 1,114 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Farne Primary School
Marsden Lane , Newbiggin Hall NE5 4AP 		3out of 4 1,204 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Beech Hill Primary School
Linhope Road , West Denton NE5 2LW 		4out of 4 1,671 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Studio West
West Denton Way , West Denton NE5 2SZ 		3out of 4 1,689 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
Kenton School
Drayton Road , NE3 3RU 		2out of 4 2,744 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomas Bewick School
Linhope Road , West Denton NE5 2LW 		3out of 4 1,604 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Mary Astell Academy
Linhope Road , West Denton NE5 2LW 		1out of 4 1,604 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Newcastle Bridges School
Drayton Road , NE3 3RU 		4out of 4 2,751 yd Academy alternative provision converter Yes Mixed More About School
Talbot House Trust
Hexham Road , Walbottle NE15 8HW 		2out of 4 3,245 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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