Cragside Primary School is a primary school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 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 13/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Cragside, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

School Information

Address: Cragside, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7EL
Website: www.cragsideprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01912668389
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Rebecca Jackson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108465

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 419
Number of Boys: 217
Number of Girls: 202

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.9
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.2
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cragside Primary School
Cragside , High Heaton NE7 7EL 		4out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Benton Park Primary School
Corchester Walk , NE7 7SS 		4out of 4 854 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Ravenswood Primary School
Ravenswood Road , Heaton NE6 5TU 		3out of 4 1,183 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Balliol Primary School
Chesters Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8QP 		3out of 4 1,511 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
South Gosforth First School
Alnmouth Drive , South Gosforth NE3 1YF 		3out of 4 1,537 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Jesmond Park Academy
Jesmond Park West , NE7 7DP 		1out of 4 602 yd Academy sponsor led - Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic School
Benton Park Road , NE7 7PE 		4out of 4 1,082 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Benfield School
Benfield Road , NE6 4NU 		3out of 4 2,253 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Longbenton High School
Hailsham Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8ER 		2out of 4 2,540 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Gosforth Academy
Knightsbridge , Great North Road NE3 2JH 		4out of 4 3,044 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gosforth Central Middle School
Great North Road , Gosforth NE3 1UN 		3out of 4 2,508 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Regent Avenue , Gosforth NE3 1EE 		4out of 4 2,838 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gosforth East Middle School
Harewood Road , Gosforth NE3 5JT 		3out of 4 2,858 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hopespring Newcastle
Chesters Avenue (on corner of Aydon Gardens) , Longbenton NE12 8UZ 		- not rated 1,719 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Northern Counties School
Tankerville Terrace , Jesmond NE2 3BB 		3out of 4 2,060 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Newcastle High School for Girls
Tankerville Terrace , Jesmond NE2 3BA 		- not rated 2,077 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Newcastle Preparatory School
6 Eslington Road , Jesmond NE2 4RH 		- not rated 2,324 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Royal Grammar School
Eskdale Terrace , NE2 4DX 		- not rated 2,417 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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