Amberley Primary School

Amberley Primary School continues to perform at a good level, providing a safe and nurturing environment where pupils thrive academically and socially. The school has a well-planed and ambitious curriculum with high expectations for all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils enjoy coming to school and engage positively with their learning, demonstrating good behaviors and taking on leadership roles that prepare them for future responsibilities. The strong emphasis on professional development for staff contributes to the overall quality of education.

Strengths

• Pupils develop positive relationships and have a strong sense of community.
• The school provides a well-structured and ambitious curriculum.
• Teachers use the latest educational research to inform their practice.
• Enthusiastic promotion of reading with dedicated resources like the reading shack.
• Strong focus on developing math skills with a solid curriculum.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND to meet their learning needs.
• Positive behavior and attitudes towards learning among pupils.
• Extensive extra-curricular opportunities for students.

Areas for Improvement

• Support for early readers is inconsistent, affecting their reading fluency.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Amberley Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Amberley Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Amberley Primary School had 19.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.0% of pupils at Amberley Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Amberley Primary School received £6,598 and spent £6,547 for each of its 384 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £126,000 (£328 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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Amberley Primary School is part of The North Tyneside Learning Trust, which runs 29 schools. The nearest others:

• Burradon Community Primary School Cramlington
• Ivy Road Primary School Newcastle Upon Tyne
• Forest Hall Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Benton Dene School Newcastle Upon Tyne
• Benton Dene Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Longbenton High School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Balliol Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Redesdale Primary School Wallsend
• Greenfields Community Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Wallsend Jubilee Primary School Wallsend

What is Amberley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Amberley Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Amberley Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Amberley Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Amberley Primary School have?

Amberley Primary School has 405 pupils on roll.

What age range does Amberley Primary School cover?

Amberley Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Amberley Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Amberley Primary School?

Amberley Primary School is at East Bailey, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 6SQ.