Laygate Community School is a primary school located in South Shields. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, overall effectiveness and quality of education are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Laygate Lane, South Shields, NE33 4JJ
Website: www.laygatecommunityschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01914562470
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: South Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Michelle Lauder
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108672

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 294
Number of Pupils: 263
Number of Boys: 134
Number of Girls: 129

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval -0.3 to 4.7
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1.3 to 5.8
Maths
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir James Knott Memorial Nursery School
Percy Square , River View NE30 4AG
3out of 4 3,181 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Laygate Community School
Laygate Lane , NE33 4JJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
Claypath Lane , NE33 4PG
- not rated 694 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Mortimer Primary School
Mortimer Road , NE34 0RW
4out of 4 1,019 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Stanhope Primary School
Gresford Street , NE33 4SZ
3out of 4 1,165 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashley Primary School
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA
2out of 4 1,243 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mortimer Community College
Reading Road , NE33 4UG
2out of 4 905 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's RC College
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA
4out of 4 1,529 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Harton Academy
Lisle Road , NE34 6DL
4out of 4 2,286 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tyne Coast College
St George's Avenue , NE34 6ET
- not rated 918 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
AutismAble CIC
The Captains Row , NE33 5AS
- not rated 907 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA
2out of 4 1,243 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Park View School
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA
3out of 4 1,278 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bamburgh School
Norham Avenue , NE34 7TD
3out of 4 2,216 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.