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Primary schools in Gateshead

All 75 primary schools in Gateshead.

75 schools in Gateshead

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  1. St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

    Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4NE · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Gateshead average, low absence.

    24 first choices, 25 offers made

    Met the standard at 1190%

    Gateshead 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    2.8%Gateshead 4.8%
    Pupils
    234
    Pupils per teacher
    21.0
    View school St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
  2. Front Street Community Primary School

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 4AY · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Gateshead average, low absence.

    59 first choices, 59 offers made

    Met the standard at 1182%

    Gateshead 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.7%Gateshead 4.8%
    Pupils
    413
    Pupils per teacher
    24.8
    View school Front Street Community Primary School
  3. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead

    Gateshead, NE8 4QL · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Gateshead average, low absence.

    37 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1179%

    Gateshead 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.3%Gateshead 4.8%
    Pupils
    230
    Pupils per teacher
    22.0
    View school Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
  4. Greenside Primary School

    Ryton, NE40 4AX · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Gateshead average.

    14 first choices, 15 offers made

    Met the standard at 1183%

    Gateshead 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.4%Gateshead 4.8%
    Pupils
    172
    Pupils per teacher
    17.3
    View school Greenside Primary School
  5. Brighton Avenue Primary School

    Gateshead, NE8 1XS · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Gateshead average.

    55 first choices, 59 offers made

    Met the standard at 1180%

    Gateshead 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.8%Gateshead 4.8%
    Pupils
    404
    Pupils per teacher
    19.8
    View school Brighton Avenue Primary School
  6. Clover Hill Community Primary School

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5SJ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results well above the Gateshead average, low absence.

    29 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1193%

    Gateshead 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.8%Gateshead 4.8%
    Pupils
    210
    Pupils per teacher
    26.9
    View school Clover Hill Community Primary School
  7. Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5QW · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Gateshead average, low absence.

    26 first choices, 27 offers made

    Met the standard at 1180%

    Gateshead 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    2.9%Gateshead 4.8%
    Pupils
    210
    Pupils per teacher
    25.3
    View school Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School
  8. Fellside Community Primary School

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AY · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Gateshead average, low absence.

    29 first choices, 29 offers made

    Met the standard at 1190%

    Gateshead 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.1%Gateshead 4.8%
    Pupils
    235
    Pupils per teacher
    30.7
    View school Fellside Community Primary School
  9. Kibblesworth Academy

    Gateshead, NE11 0XP · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Gateshead average.

    6 first choices, 6 offers made

    Met the standard at 1171%

    Gateshead 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.9%Gateshead 4.8%
    Pupils
    126
    Pupils per teacher
    20.4
    View school Kibblesworth Academy
  10. Kells Lane Primary School

    Gateshead, NE9 5HX · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Gateshead average, low absence.

    64 first choices, 60 offers made

    Met the standard at 1162%

    Gateshead 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    2.7%Gateshead 4.8%
    Pupils
    453
    Pupils per teacher
    24.8
    View school Kells Lane Primary School
  11. Bill Quay Primary School

    Gateshead, NE10 0UN · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Gateshead average, low absence.

    32 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1172%

    Gateshead 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.5%Gateshead 4.8%
    Pupils
    252
    Pupils per teacher
    27.7
    View school Bill Quay Primary School
  12. Emmaville Primary School

    Ryton, NE40 4ND · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Gateshead average.

    53 first choices, 55 offers made

    Met the standard at 1175%

    Gateshead 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.0%Gateshead 4.8%
    Pupils
    442
    Pupils per teacher
    20.1
    View school Emmaville Primary School
  13. Blaydon West Primary School

    Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4PY · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Gateshead average.

    21 first choices, 22 offers made

    Met the standard at 1183%

    Gateshead 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.5%Gateshead 4.8%
    Pupils
    166
    Pupils per teacher
    19.5
    View school Blaydon West Primary School
  14. South Street Community Primary School

    Gateshead, NE8 4BB · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Gateshead average.

    26 first choices, 29 offers made

    Met the standard at 1176%

    Gateshead 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.3%Gateshead 4.8%
    Pupils
    232
    Pupils per teacher
    21.5
    View school South Street Community Primary School
  15. Caedmon Community Primary School

    Gateshead, NE8 4LH · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Gateshead average, low absence.

    27 first choices, 28 offers made

    Met the standard at 1174%

    Gateshead 64%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.6%Gateshead 4.8%
    Pupils
    231
    Pupils per teacher
    19.0
    View school Caedmon Community Primary School
The big picture

How Gateshead's primary schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Gateshead 64%England 62%Gibside School: 0%The Cedars Academy: 0%Eslington Primary School: 6%St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead: 39%Parkhead Community Primary School: 40%St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw: 41%Larkspur Community Primary School: 42%Lingey House Primary School: 47%Kelvin Grove Community Primary School: 48%Rowlands Gill Community Primary School: 52%West Lane Primary School: 53%White Mere Community Primary School: 53%Swalwell Primary School: 54%The Drive Community Primary School: 55%Fell Dyke Community Primary School: 55%Bede Community Primary School: 56%Glynwood Community Primary School: 56%St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton: 56%Highfield Community Primary School: 57%Washingwell Community Primary School: 57%Barley Mow Primary School: 57%Roman Road Primary School: 57%Birtley East Community Primary School: 59%Oakfield Junior School: 59%Ravensworth Terrace Primary School: 60%Dunston Hill Community Primary School: 60%Chopwell Primary School: 60%Kells Lane Primary School: 62%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead: 62%Harlow Green Community Primary School: 64%St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead: 64%Lobley Hill Primary School: 65%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon: 66%Falla Park Community Primary School: 67%Windy Nook Primary School: 67%Riverside Primary Academy: 68%St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston: 68%Carr Hill Community Primary School: 69%Brandling Primary School: 70%Crookhill Community Primary School: 70%Wardley Primary School: 70%Portobello Primary School: 71%High Spen Primary School: 71%Kibblesworth Academy: 71%Bill Quay Primary School: 72%Caedmon Community Primary School: 74%Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor: 74%Emmaville Primary School: 75%South Street Community Primary School: 76%St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley: 76%Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead: 79%Ryton Junior School: 80%Brighton Avenue Primary School: 80%Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School: 80%St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield: 80%St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell: 80%St Aidan's Church of England Primary School: 81%Front Street Community Primary School: 82%St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook: 82%Greenside Primary School: 83%Blaydon West Primary School: 83%St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green: 85%Fellside Community Primary School: 90%St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon: 90%St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham: 90%Clover Hill Community Primary School: 93%0%25%50%75%100%
Primary schools in Gateshead

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Gateshead average 4.8%St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell: 2.5%Kells Lane Primary School: 2.7%St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon: 2.8%Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School: 2.9%St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham: 2.9%St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook: 3%Fellside Community Primary School: 3.1%St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield: 3.2%Rowlands Gill Community Primary School: 3.3%Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead: 3.3%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon: 3.4%Bill Quay Primary School: 3.5%Caedmon Community Primary School: 3.6%St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley: 3.6%Oakfield Junior School: 3.6%Oakfield Infant School: 3.6%Front Street Community Primary School: 3.7%St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley: 3.7%Clover Hill Community Primary School: 3.8%Bede Community Primary School: 3.9%Kibblesworth Academy: 3.9%Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor: 3.9%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead: 3.9%Emmaville Primary School: 4%St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw: 4%St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead: 4.1%Brandling Primary School: 4.2%South Street Community Primary School: 4.3%Portobello Primary School: 4.3%Washingwell Community Primary School: 4.3%St Aidan's Church of England Primary School: 4.3%Greenside Primary School: 4.4%Riverside Primary Academy: 4.4%St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton: 4.4%St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston: 4.4%West Lane Primary School: 4.5%Blaydon West Primary School: 4.5%Ravensworth Terrace Primary School: 4.6%St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green: 4.6%White Mere Community Primary School: 4.8%Brighton Avenue Primary School: 4.8%Crookhill Community Primary School: 4.9%Wardley Primary School: 4.9%St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead: 4.9%Dunston Hill Community Primary School: 5%Carr Hill Community Primary School: 5.2%High Spen Primary School: 5.2%Windy Nook Primary School: 5.2%Falla Park Community Primary School: 5.3%Highfield Community Primary School: 5.4%Harlow Green Community Primary School: 5.6%Eslington Primary School: 5.8%Birtley East Community Primary School: 5.9%Ryton Junior School: 5.9%Lingey House Primary School: 6%Lobley Hill Primary School: 6.1%Parkhead Community Primary School: 6.1%Larkspur Community Primary School: 6.2%Kelvin Grove Community Primary School: 6.3%The Drive Community Primary School: 6.4%Chopwell Primary School: 6.4%Ryton Community Infant School: 6.7%The Cedars Academy: 6.7%Roman Road Primary School: 6.8%Glynwood Community Primary School: 6.9%Fell Dyke Community Primary School: 7.2%Barley Mow Primary School: 7.4%Swalwell Primary School: 8.1%Gibside School: 8.6%0%4%8%12%16%
Primary schools in Gateshead

Ofsted grades in Gateshead

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 22 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 3 of 53
  • Good: 50 of 53
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 53
  • Inadequate: 0 of 53
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Gateshead

  1. Some are faith schools.

    22 of the 75 primary schools in Gateshead have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

    Show schools with no religious character
  2. A nursery place isn't a Reception place.

    51 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.

    Show schools with a nursery
  3. Apply by 15 January.

    Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.

  4. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Primary schools in Gateshead, explained

There are 75 primary schools in Gateshead, teaching 16,921 children. 45 are run by the council and 23 are academies or free schools. Among them are 4 special and 5 independent schools.

100% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 3 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

64.0% of pupils in Gateshead met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 93%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

29.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,100 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 11.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many primary schools are in Gateshead?
There are 75 primary schools in Gateshead, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Gateshead?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Gateshead on Eduscope are St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon, Front Street Community Primary School and Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Gateshead?
Gateshead has 3 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 50 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Gateshead ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Gateshead perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Gateshead, 64% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Gateshead primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Gateshead is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Gateshead?
When choosing a primary school in Gateshead, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 75 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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