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Greenfields Community Primary School

Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE13 6NB

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 6 October 2022

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At a glance

221 pupils · 100% of 220 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Foundation school
Age range
1–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
37.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
8.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
7.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.greenfieldsprimary.co.uk
URN
108609

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 41 families named it first for 39 Reception places, 1.05 first choices per place. We hold 2 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2025 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 6 October 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.05 first-choice applications per place

39 places offered · 41 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

34 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
59%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school59%
Median of its 12 closest peers57%
North Tyneside average62.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Etherley Lane Primary SchoolBishop Auckland · 27 miles awayGood65%
Brockhurst Primary SchoolGosport · 294 miles awayGood42%
The Grove Primary SchoolConsett · 17 miles awayGood38%
Norwood Primary SchoolPeterborough · 177 miles awayGood83%
Manea Community Primary SchoolManea · 192 miles awayGood61%
Thorns Primary SchoolBrierley Hill · 180 miles awayGood55%
Cherry Tree AcademyPontefract · 95 miles awayNeeds attention49%
Beacon Primary AcademySkegness · 153 miles awayGood70%
Waterside Primary SchoolSouthampton · 289 miles awayGood57%
Hillbourne Primary SchoolPoole · 297 miles awayGood70%
Homelands Primary SchoolTorquay · 326 miles awayExpected standard57%
Co-op Academy HillsidePrenton · 129 miles awayExpected standard48%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 89% (North Tyneside 85%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (North Tyneside 2%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 2% (North Tyneside 1%, England 2%) · Black African 2% (North Tyneside 2%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 1% (North Tyneside 2%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 1% (North Tyneside 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
17.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.87 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North Tyneside: 1.14 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

94% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

33.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,728; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£9,416
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 69% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 15% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 8% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £64,206; in-year balance +£25,716

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher34.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15%18.1%
In managerial or professional work36.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier70.1%62.3%
Social housing18.4%17.1%
Privately rented11.4%20.5%
Detached houses16.1%22.9%
Flats14.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms16.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van19.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01008577 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£200,000275 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£166,000–£250,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (30)£297,000
Semi-detached (169)£200,000
Terraced (56)£197,500
Flat (20)£120,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
4an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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