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Farne Primary School

Primary Academy school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE5 4AP

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  • School Reference Number: 143272
  • Address: Marsden Lane, Newbiggin Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE5 4AP
  • Headteacher: Mr Lee Gallon
  • Telephone: 0191 286 0268
  • Website: farne.smartacademies.net
  • Managing Organisation: Smart Multi Academy Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 262
  • Local Education Authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: November 2016* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 03/12/2014

Rating published on 24/12/2014

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
3 July 2024 13 September 2024 School inspection
12 June 2019 9 July 2019 Short inspection
10 November 2016 10 November 2016 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number143272
Local Authority Code391
Local Authority NameNewcastle upon Tyne
Establishment Number2027
School / College NameFarne Primary School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-11-2016
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low3
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity262
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils236
Number of Boys124
Number of Girls112
Percentage Free School Meals44.00
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16433
Academy trust or TrustSMART MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorSmart Multi Academy Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10057818
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date13-11-2024
StreetMarsden Lane
LocalityNewbiggin Hall
Address3
TownNewcastle-upon-Tyne
County (name)Tyne and Wear
PostcodeNE5 4AP
Websitehttps://www.farne.smartacademies.net/
Telephone01912860268
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameLee
Headteacher/Principal last nameGallon
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeA
Government Office RegionNorth East
District CodeE08000021
DistrictNewcastle upon Tyne
Ward CodeE05011450
WardKingston Park South & Newbiggin Hall
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001377
Parliamentary ConstituencyNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000021
Easting420228
Northing567294
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Newcastle upon Tyne 004
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Newcastle upon Tyne 004C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN4510139245
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02001711
LSOA CodeE01008457
Free School Meals99
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN143272
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/143272
LAESTAB3912027
School nameFarne Primary School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/11/2016
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionNorth East
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
Parliamentary constituencyNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Multi-academy trust UID16433
Multi-academy trust nameSMART Multi Academy Trust
Academy sponsor UID17265
Academy sponsor nameSMART Multi Academy Trust
PostcodeNE5 4AP
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils236
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10323084
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection143272
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection3912027
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionFarne Primary School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection04/07/2024
Ungraded inspection publication date12/09/2024
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS448371
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date03/12/2014
Publication date24/12/2014
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of latest graded inspection108455
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3912027
School name at time of latest graded inspectionFarne Primary School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionFoundation School
Current school type used for chart C6Academy Converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS337079
Previous inspection start date17/03/2010
Previous publication date08/04/2010
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection108455
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3912027
School name at time of previous graded inspectionFarne Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFoundation School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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