Brighton Avenue Primary School is a primary school located in Gateshead. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 15/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Brighton Road, Gateshead

School Information

Address: Brighton Road, Gateshead, NE8 1XS
Website: www.brightonavenueprimaryschool.org/
Telephone: 01914218080
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanne Allan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108368

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 330
Number of Pupils: 324
Number of Boys: 160
Number of Girls: 164

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 5.6 Confidence interval 3.6 to 7.6
Writing
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.3 to 4
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.5 Confidence interval 2.8 to 6.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:95%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bensham Grove Nursery School
Sidney Grove , Bensham NE8 2XD
4out of 4 174 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Cruddas Park Early Years Centre
Brunel Terrace , NE4 7NL
3out of 4 2,257 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashfield Nursery School
101 Elswick Road , Elswick NE4 6JR
4out of 4 2,523 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brighton Avenue Primary School
Brighton Road , NE8 1XS
4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Dunsmuir Grove , NE8 4QL
4out of 4 493 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Kelvin Grove Community Primary School
Kelvin Grove , NE8 4UN
3out of 4 560 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Derwentwater Road , NE8 2HQ
4out of 4 569 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Caedmon Community Primary School
Whitehall Road , NE8 4LH
3out of 4 655 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North East Futures UTC
Stephenson Square , NE1 3AS
- not rated 1,719 yd University technical college Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Callerton Academy
Blandford Street , NE1 3BT
- not rated 2,015 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
Market Lane , Dunston NE11 9NX
3out of 4 2,730 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Grace College
Saltwell Road South , NE9 6LE
1out of 4 2,923 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
NCG
Rye Hill Campus , Scotswood Road NE4 7SA
- not rated 1,913 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gateshead College
Baltic Campus , NE8 3BE
- not rated 2,064 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School
10 Rydal Street , NE8 1HG
- not rated 473 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Eslington Primary School
Hazel Road , NE8 2EP
4out of 4 599 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Haskel School
53 Bewick Road , NE8 4DR
- not rated 740 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gateshead Jewish Nursery School
Alexandra Road , NE8 1RB
- not rated 760 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Tashbar Boys Nursery
Alexandra Road , Gateshead NE8 1RB
- not rated 806 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.