Simonside Primary School
Primary schoolSimonside Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 275 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, January 2020
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 23 January 2020
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 63% of pupils at Simonside Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Newcastle upon Tyne and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Newcastle upon Tyne | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Callerton AcademySecondary. Good (overall), January 2024. Attainment 8 of 41.6 (2025/26, provisional)60 m
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School, WesterhopePrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)640 m
- Cheviot Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Westerhope Primary SchoolPrimary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Farne Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Mary Astell AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Newcastle upon Tyne
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).