Forest Hall Primary School
Foundation school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 148 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 44.90% |
| Trust or sponsor | The North Tyneside Learning Trust |
| Local authority | North Tyneside |
| Address | Ivy Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 9AP |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.foresthallprimary.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01913009341 |
| URN | 108605 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 2 June 2026, published 14 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 6 October 2021, published 25 November 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| 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
- Ivy Road Primary School (primary school, about 0.0 km)
- St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Benton Dene Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Westmoor Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Amberley Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Grasmere Academy (primary school, about 1.9 km)
Browse: Primary schools in North Tyneside
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.