Fordley Primary School

State-Funded School

fordley-primary-school-north-tyneside-north-east

North EastRegion

North TynesideLocal Authority

Cramlington and KillingworthConstituency

NE23 7ALPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Fordley Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in North Tyneside, North East.

It currently serves 377 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 62%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

377

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 377
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
22 Apr 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.