Balliol Primary School
Foundation school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside.
School details
| Status | Open, but proposed to close |
|---|---|
| Phase | Primary |
| Type | Foundation school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 157 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 50.00% |
| Trust or sponsor | The North Tyneside Learning Trust |
| Local authority | North Tyneside |
| Address | Chesters Avenue, Longbenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 8QP |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.balliolprimary.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01918142500 |
| URN | 108603 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 19 May 2026, published 23 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 24 October 2023, published 13 December 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years provision | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Benton Park Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Benton Dene Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Cragside Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- South Gosforth First School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall (primary school, about 2.0 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.