Larkspur 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 13/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, progress in maths is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Beacon Lough East, Gateshead, NE9 6SS
Website: www.larkspurprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01914875628
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Margaret Liddle
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108330

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 203
Number of Pupils: 130
Number of Boys: 61
Number of Girls: 69

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 6.5 Confidence interval 3.8 to 9.1
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 0.6 to 5.5
Maths
Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.4 to 5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Larkspur Community Primary School
Beacon Lough East, NE9 6SS 		0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton
Easington Avenue, Wrekenton NE9 7LH 		731 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Fell Dyke Community Primary School
Springwell Road, NE9 7AA 		859 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Glynwood Community Primary School
Glynwood Gardens, NE9 5SY 		1,084 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Windy Nook Primary School
Albion Street, NE10 9BD 		1,147 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Cardinal Hume Catholic School
Old Durham Road, Beacon Lough NE9 6RZ 		222 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedXP Gateshead
Swards Road, 		1,506 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Grace College
Saltwell Road South, NE9 6LE 		2,303 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Heworth Grange School
High Lanes, Felling NE10 0PT 		2,328 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Furrowfield School
Whitehill Drive, Felling NE10 9RZ 		636 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hill Top School
Wealcroft, Felling NE10 8LT 		1,132 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Cedars Academy
Ivy Lane, Low Fell NE9 6QD 		1,407 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
1out of 4River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Millway Centre, Sheriff Hill NE9 5PQ 		1,798 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Dryden School
Shotley Gardens, Low Fell NE9 5UR 		1,896 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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