School Awards

Ofsted Outstanding

New York Primary School was graded outstanding by Ofsted for the third time in 2024 .

IQM Flagship School Award

The overarching aim of Flagship status is that an individual school which has achieved this status can now further its work in Inclusion through internal research activities.

IQM Inclusive School Award

IQM provides an evaluative framework which supports organisational self-assessment. With a strong theoretical and research base, the IQM Award provides a validation of current practice and a detailed report summarising the findings.

School of Sanctuary Award

We are incredibly proud to share that our school has officially achieved the School of Sanctuary Award, recognising our commitment to creating a culture of welcome, inclusion, safety and belonging for everyone in our school community.

Our School of Sanctuary journey began at the beginning of the 2025-26 academic year, and in a relatively short period of time we have made substantial progress by building on the excellent practice already established across our school.

Achieving this award reflects our school values and our ongoing commitment to helping our students understand the experiences of others. Through our curriculum and wider school life, we are developing understanding of forced migration, different cultures, people’s lives and beliefs, while ensuring that every member of our school community feels safe, heard, valued and included.

A particularly important part of our journey has been the establishment of our Diversity Champions. This strong team of young people has played a leading role in developing and promoting initiatives across the school. Their enthusiasm, ideas and commitment have helped ensure that our students have an active voice in creating a more welcoming and inclusive community.

The School of Sanctuary assessment team recognised the “real sense of community, belonging and pride in the school” and described our school as creating a “hugely welcoming and supportive environment for students to explore their ideas and to share these with others.” The assessors also highlighted “the impressive work done by a strong team of young people leading on many initiatives.”

We are extremely proud that our students are not simply learning about inclusion and sanctuary but are actively helping to shape it within our school.

We would like to thank the School of Sanctuary team, staff, students, families and particularly our Diversity Champions for the part they have played in helping us achieve this important award. Although achieving the award marks a significant milestone, it is only the beginning of our journey. We have significant plans in place to develop the work being done through engaging with other schools and local organisations, building on the strong foundations we have created. We look forward to continuing this journey over the coming years and to seeing how our work develops, ensuring that our school remains a place where everyone is welcomed, respected, listened and supported to. 

Police Cyber Alarm 

At New York Primary School, keeping our children and staff safe online is just as important as keeping them safe in the playground. By partnering with Police CyberAlarm—a free initiative backed by the local police—we can automatically spot and block online threats before they reach our school network. This technology works quietly in the background to protect our digital equipment, keeping our online learning environment safe, secure, and ready for our children to explore.

Autism in Schools Project

Our school is participating in a national project run by the NHS called Autism in Schools. This project aims to improve the outcomes of children and young people with special educational needs. Staff have signed up to a robust and exciting training schedule and nationally schools are working with parent carer forums in different ways to try to achieve this.

Our school is working closely with North Tyneside Parent Carer Forum to establish a peer-to-peer network within school. This is an opportunity for parents of children with special educational needs to share experiences, offer support and develop a voice to make positive changes for their children. We regularly host coffee mornings in school so please look out for flyers telling you when the next one will take place.

School Games Platinum Award

The School Games Mark is a government led awards scheme launched in 2012 to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community. Participating in this process allows schools to evaluate their PE provision and assists them in developing an action plan for future progress.

OPAL – Platinum

At New York we we create happy and exciting playtimes, better play spaces and enable staff to support outdoor learning.

‘It’s much more fun and there’s loads to do’ “I’ve got new friends and I can go anywhere’; I love playing in the sand it’s just like the beach’

Primary Science Quality Mark – Outreach Award

RE Flagship Status 

Music Mark

Music Mark is awarded to schools who show commitment to providing high-quality, music education for all children which addresses diversity, equity and inclusion at its core. It recognises the work that we do both in school and in the wider community.

North East Creative Collaborative Network

New York Primary School is working in partnership with Creativity, Culture and Education on a three year programme teaching for creativity across the curriculum. We have a strong culture and ethos of creative learning and are committed to supporting all our pupils to reach their potential as creative, capable learners.

Heritage School Status

In 2018, we were awarded Heritage School status for our work with Historic England. We undertook a local study, investigating the history of the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade and it’s impact on our local area.

Thrive

New York Primary School are proud to use Thrive which is a therapeutic approach to help support children with their emotional and social development.

Eco-School – Green Flag Award

New York Primary School believes that children should be encouraged to look after their future.  Our Eco-Schools programme provides a unique opportunity that empowers our pupils to lead change within our school and have a positive impact on the wider community. The programme encourages pupils of all ages and abilities to work together to develop their knowledge and environmental awareness.  We are proud to be awarded our Green Flag Status

Communication Friendly

New York Primary School encourages an environment that promotes speaking and listening skills, emotional well-being and clear communications.

FA – Charter Standard School

Working alongside local clubs, coaches and local facilities we use our sports premium to raise the standards of our grassroots football.

NCETM

At New York Primary School, we understand the importance of teaching outstanding lessons. Our school has been accredited as a Lead Support School for the National Centre for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics.