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
4out of 4Bensham Grove Nursery School
Sidney Grove, Bensham NE8 2XD
174 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cruddas Park Early Years Centre
Brunel Terrace, NE4 7NL
2,257 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ashfield Nursery School
101 Elswick Road, Elswick NE4 6JR
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
4out of 4Brighton Avenue Primary School
Brighton Road, NE8 1XS
0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Dunsmuir Grove, NE8 4QL
493 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kelvin Grove Community Primary School
Kelvin Grove, NE8 4UN
560 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Derwentwater Road, NE8 2HQ
569 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Caedmon Community Primary School
Whitehall Road, NE8 4LH
655 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

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

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedNCG
Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road NE4 7SA
1,913 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateshead College
Baltic Campus, NE8 3BE
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
- not ratedGateshead Jewish Boarding School
10 Rydal Street, NE8 1HG
473 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Eslington Primary School
Hazel Road, NE8 2EP
599 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHaskel School
53 Bewick Road, NE8 4DR
740 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGateshead Jewish Nursery School
Alexandra Road, NE8 1RB
760 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
- not ratedTashbar Boys Nursery
Alexandra Road, Gateshead NE8 1RB
806 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.