Academy converter · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE5 4BT · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 150329
Simonside Primary School
Academy converter · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE5 4LG
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
275
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, 275 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 67.6%.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 150329
Location
- Address
- Bedeburn Road, Westerhope
- Postcode
- NE5 4LG
- Town
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- County
- Tyne and Wear
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 275
- Boys / girls
- 133 / 142
- School capacity
- 315
- Capacity fill
- 275 / 315 (87%)
- Free school meals
- 67.6%
- FSM pupils
- 175
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: ONE (OWL NORTH EAST) TRUST
- Academy trust
- ONE (OWL NORTH EAST) TRUST
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Carter
- Telephone
- 01912860776
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2020-02-10