Ivy Road Primary School
Primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside. Inadequate (Feb 2024). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 27 February 2024, report published 25 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around February 2028
The last inspection was in February 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
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Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.