Farne Primary School | Primary in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne | Ofsted & DfE

73%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

229

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

73%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

229

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

73%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

229

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/07/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Farne Primary School · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

73%

+3pp

84%77%69%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 73%

RWM higher standard

13%

+6pp

13%8%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

80%

Reading higher standard

43%

Writing expected standard

80%

Writing higher standard

20%

Maths expected standard

83%

Maths higher standard

27%

Science expected standard

87%

SPAG expected standard

87%

SPAG higher standard

27%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

229

Pupil : teacher ratio

23.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

50%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Marsden Lane, Newbiggin Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4AP

Local authority

Newcastle upon Tyne

Website

https://www.farne.smartacademies.net/

Telephone

01912860268

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	73%	13%	80%	43%	80%	20%	83%	27%	87%	87%	106.0	106.0	106.0	—	—	—	20%	229
2023/24	70%	7%	83%	20%	77%	13%	83%	10%	77%	67%	106.0	105.0	102.0	—	—	—	17%	236
2022/23	69%	3%	90%	24%	72%	7%	90%	17%	76%	69%	107.0	105.0	103.0	+0.70	-1.20	-0.40	15%	240
2018/19	84%	12%	96%	40%	84%	28%	100%	44%	88%	96%	108.0	109.0	106.0	+2.80	+1.30	+3.10	14%	236
2017/18	70%	4%	81%	22%	85%	11%	81%	15%	81%	85%	105.0	103.0	106.0	-0.40	-0.40	-1.80	—	244

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	229	22.1	20%	2%	50%	6%	15%
2023/24	236	20.6	17%	2%	48%	5%	14%
2022/23	240	18.4	15%	3%	52%	6%	15%
2021/22	236	22.7	12%	2%	55%	8%	29%
2020/21	234	22.3	13%	2%	53%	—	—
2018/19	236	19.4	14%	2%	54%	5%	13%
2017/18	—	19.7	—	—	—	5%	13%
2016/17	250	17.2	17%	2%	49%	—	—