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EnglandNorth EastGatesheadDH3 1QQBirtley East Community Primary School
Primary

Birtley East Community Primary School

Primary

Gateshead · Birtley · DH3 1QQ www.birtleyeastprimary.org/

Pupils
196
cap. 308
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
196
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
196
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 09/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGateshead
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Birtley East Community Primary School · Primary · Gateshead

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
59%
+2pp
79%68%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
6%
+6pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
196
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Highfield, Birtley, DH3 1QQ
Local authority
Gateshead
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2559%6%84%31%72%9%78%28%84%78%106.0106.0106.019%196
2023/2457%0%68%14%75%7%82%25%93%82%104.0105.0104.021%199
2022/2367%4%79%29%71%4%83%33%83%79%105.0106.0106.0+1.30+0.10+3.0023%207
2018/1960%7%63%17%87%17%80%23%83%93%102.0104.0106.0-2.80-0.10-1.0022%245
2017/1879%4%82%18%86%11%86%25%93%75%104.0105.0104.0-0.20+0.00+1.0024%255
2016/1759%4%63%7%78%11%78%19%93%70%102.0104.0104.0-1.60+0.30+0.9022%256

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2519619.219%13%42%6%18%
2023/2419919.721%13%36%6%16%
2022/2320718.823%14%43%6%17%
2021/2222120.022%11%48%7%26%
2020/2122118.126%12%44%
2018/1924523.422%9%50%4%10%
2017/1825521.124%9%49%5%13%
2016/1725619.222%9%48%4%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.