Ivy Road Primary School
Ivy Road Primary School, Ivy Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 9AP ·
At a glance
A state primary school for ages 2–11 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Rated Inadequate at its last graded Ofsted inspection (February 2024). Year 6 SATs results are below the England average (53% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths vs 62%, 2024/25). 1 family put it first for 1 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 2–11
- Pupils
- 115
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Academy trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Taylor
- Opened
- Jan 1900
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
Safeguarding effective: Yes
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 17 pupils
Expected standard over time
KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Reception entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
1 of 1 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 1 offers went to families living in another council area.
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)51.8%
- English as an additional language5.5%
- SEN support15.8%
- Education, Health and Care plan1.8%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded primary schools in England.