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EnglandNorth EastNorth TynesideNE23 7ALFordley Primary School
Primary

Fordley Primary School

Primary

North Tyneside · Cramlington · NE23 7AL www.fordleyschool.com/

Pupils
383
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
383
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
383
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 13/03/2013

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorth Tyneside
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Fordley Primary School · Primary · North Tyneside

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
60%
-2pp
69%65%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
2%
-2pp
15%9%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
5%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
383
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Dudley Drive, Dudley, Cramlington, NE23 7AL
Local authority
North Tyneside
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2560%2%81%19%69%5%74%10%88%69%105.0103.0102.018%383
2023/2462%4%87%34%70%4%81%15%85%72%107.0104.0102.018%371
2022/2365%15%85%38%65%18%79%41%100%50%108.0106.0101.0+3.10-0.10+2.6021%342
2018/1969%10%77%23%74%15%79%28%85%77%104.0105.0103.0+1.30-0.70+1.5023%283
2017/1866%3%76%16%76%26%79%32%84%79%103.0104.0104.0-1.00+0.80+1.0020%281
2016/1765%13%75%23%83%29%83%27%90%77%105.0105.0107.0+0.60+2.10+1.2016%338

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2538322.818%6%42%6%16%
2023/2437123.418%6%42%7%24%
2022/2334220.321%4%41%6%20%
2021/2233220.019%2%41%6%18%
2020/2130518.318%2%41%
2018/1928316.823%1%35%5%12%
2017/1828119.520%1%39%6%16%
2016/1733819.116%1%42%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.