St Aidan's Church of England 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 06/07/2007. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Derwentwater Road, Gateshead, NE8 2HQ
Website: www.staidansprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01914772690
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lesley Steele
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 132145

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/07/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 208
Number of Pupils: 222
Number of Boys: 91
Number of Girls: 131

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval -0.2 to 4.8
Writing
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.2 to 4.8
Maths
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval -0.3 to 4.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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
Bensham Grove Nursery School
Sidney Grove , Bensham NE8 2XD
4out of 4 400 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Cruddas Park Early Years Centre
Brunel Terrace , NE4 7NL
3out of 4 1,760 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashfield Nursery School
101 Elswick Road , Elswick NE4 6JR
4out of 4 2,119 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Derwentwater Road , NE8 2HQ
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Brighton Avenue Primary School
Brighton Road , NE8 1XS
4out of 4 569 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Dunsmuir Grove , NE8 4QL
4out of 4 975 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Kelvin Grove Community Primary School
Kelvin Grove , NE8 4UN
3out of 4 1,043 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Primary School
Ellison Road , Dunston NE8 2QU
3out of 4 1,053 yd Voluntary aided school No 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 1,646 yd University technical college Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Callerton Academy
Blandford Street , NE1 3BT
- not rated 1,748 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
Market Lane , Dunston NE11 9NX
3out of 4 2,200 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Grace College
Saltwell Road South , NE9 6LE
1out of 4 3,204 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
NCG
Rye Hill Campus , Scotswood Road NE4 7SA
- not rated 1,602 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gateshead College
Baltic Campus , NE8 3BE
- not rated 2,324 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Eslington Primary School
Hazel Road , NE8 2EP
4out of 4 103 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School
10 Rydal Street , NE8 1HG
- not rated 988 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Gateshead Jewish Nursery School
Alexandra Road , NE8 1RB
- not rated 1,175 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Tashbar Boys Nursery
Alexandra Road , Gateshead NE8 1RB
- not rated 1,190 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
Haskel School
53 Bewick Road , NE8 4DR
- not rated 1,235 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.