Kelvin Grove Community 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/09/2011. 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 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Kelvin Grove, Gateshead, NE8 4UN
Website: www.kelvingroveprimaryschool.org/
Telephone: 01914774186
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jill Thompson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108323

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/09/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 390
Number of Pupils: 351
Number of Boys: 178
Number of Girls: 173

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.7
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.8
Maths
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
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:106
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 4 671 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Cruddas Park Early Years Centre
Brunel Terrace , NE4 7NL
3out of 4 2,791 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashfield Nursery School
101 Elswick Road , Elswick NE4 6JR
4out of 4 3,081 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kelvin Grove Community Primary School
Kelvin Grove , NE8 4UN
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Dunsmuir Grove , NE8 4QL
4out of 4 69 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Brighton Avenue Primary School
Brighton Road , NE8 1XS
4out of 4 560 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Caedmon Community Primary School
Whitehall Road , NE8 4LH
3out of 4 609 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
South Street Community Primary School
Cramer Street , NE8 4BB
2out of 4 987 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 2,228 yd University technical college Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Grace College
Saltwell Road South , NE9 6LE
1out of 4 2,405 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Callerton Academy
Blandford Street , NE1 3BT
- not rated 2,569 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
Market Lane , Dunston NE11 9NX
3out of 4 3,018 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cardinal Hume Catholic School
Old Durham Road , Beacon Lough NE9 6RZ
4out of 4 3,031 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gateshead College
Baltic Campus , NE8 3BE
- not rated 2,353 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
NCG
Rye Hill Campus , Scotswood Road NE4 7SA
- not rated 2,472 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gibside School
Shipcote Lane , NE8 4DE
4out of 4 612 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School
10 Rydal Street , NE8 1HG
- not rated 682 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Haskel School
53 Bewick Road , NE8 4DR
- not rated 880 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Keser Torah Boys' School
18-22 Gladstone Terrace , Gateshead NE8 4EA
- not rated 894 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Gateshead Jewish Nursery School
Alexandra Road , NE8 1RB
- not rated 1,029 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.