Kells Lane 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 17/10/2007. 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 2.4%, which is 1.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Kells Lane, Gateshead

School Information

Address: Kells Lane, Gateshead, NE9 5HX
Website: www.kellslaneschool.org
Telephone: 01914334140
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Angela Whistler
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131106

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/10/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 446
Number of Pupils: 435
Number of Boys: 212
Number of Girls: 223

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.1 to 3.1
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.1
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.1 to 2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:91%
England Average:65%

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

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
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 		2,400 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 4Kells Lane Primary School
Kells Lane, Low Fell NE9 5HX 		0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Glynwood Community Primary School
Glynwood Gardens, NE9 5SY 		571 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Peter's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Dryden Road, Low Fell NE9 5TU 		623 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Oakfield Junior School
Chowdene Bank, NE9 6JH 		993 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Oakfield Infant School
Chowdene Bank, Low Fell NE9 6JH 		1,113 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Grace College
Saltwell Road South, NE9 6LE 		1,126 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Cardinal Hume Catholic School
Old Durham Road, Beacon Lough NE9 6RZ 		1,625 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedXP Gateshead
Swards Road, 		2,527 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Dryden School
Shotley Gardens, Low Fell NE9 5UR 		797 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Cedars Academy
Ivy Lane, Low Fell NE9 6QD 		1,091 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Millway Centre, Sheriff Hill NE9 5PQ 		1,199 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Gibside School
Shipcote Lane, NE8 4DE 		1,644 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Furrowfield School
Whitehill Drive, Felling NE10 9RZ 		1,738 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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