Farne Primary School
Marsden Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4AP
239 pupils · 91% of 262 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SMART MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Free school meals
- 47.3%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 July 2024, published 12 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.23 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 37 | 68 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 27 | 27 | 59 | 27 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 42 | 82 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 22 | 21 | 62 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 28 | 26 | 68 | 27 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 28 | 25 | 50 | 26 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 32 | 75 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 41 | 82 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Cheviot Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Beech Hill Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hilton Primary Academy 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Simonside Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2020 · previous system
- Westerhope Primary School 1.2 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.