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Cragside Primary School

Primary

Newcastle upon Tyne · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE7 7EL www.cragsideprimary.co.uk

Pupils
407
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
407
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
407
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 12/02/2014

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cragside Primary School · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
83%
+14pp
83%76%69%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 83%
RWM higher standard
12%
-15pp
27%20%12%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
95%
Reading higher standard
52%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
95%
Maths higher standard
43%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
93%
SPAG higher standard
47%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
407
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Cragside, High Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7EL
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
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
2024/2583%12%95%52%84%19%95%43%90%93%110.0108.0109.015%407
2023/2469%27%83%44%81%29%88%44%92%85%108.0108.0109.013%413
2022/2370%15%82%47%77%22%80%28%87%78%109.0106.0108.0+1.60-0.30-0.309%410
2018/1972%15%72%25%85%28%90%35%88%80%104.0107.0105.0-0.70+0.70+0.505%418
2017/1882%20%92%40%90%27%88%35%92%80%108.0107.0108.0+1.80+1.50+1.506%420
2016/1775%12%85%35%85%27%87%35%93%85%107.0106.0107.0+0.90+0.20+0.407%414

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
2024/2540721.515%12%7%4%9%
2023/2441321.713%13%8%4%9%
2022/2341022.99%14%9%4%5%
2021/2241123.27%14%9%5%12%
2020/2141923.45%15%10%
2018/1941825.25%16%12%3%5%
2017/1842023.96%16%11%3%2%
2016/1741424.47%17%10%3%4%

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