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EnglandNorth EastGatesheadNE16 4AYFront Street Community Primary School
Primary

Front Street Community Primary School

Primary

Gateshead · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE16 4AY www.frontstreetprimary.co.uk

Pupils
414
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
414
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityGateshead
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Front Street Community Primary School · Primary · Gateshead

Finance£6240 spend / pupil£5992 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
82%
+7pp
85%80%75%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 82%
RWM higher standard
10%
-2pp
32%21%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
95%
Maths higher standard
38%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
93%
LA AVG 77.4%
SPAG higher standard
45%
LA AVG 31.79%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.79
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.26
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
414
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
North View, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 4AY
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
2024/2582%10%87%38%90%23%95%38%95%93%107.0108.0109.09%414
2023/2475%12%80%36%83%17%85%41%85%83%107.0108.0110.015%410
2022/2375%16%82%42%86%28%84%28%88%89%108.0106.0109.0+1.30+1.60+0.2013%408
2018/1983%22%90%29%95%53%95%44%95%97%106.0108.0111.0+1.00+4.00+2.4011%450
2017/1885%32%87%40%92%42%90%42%93%95%107.0107.0111.0+1.80+2.60+2.7011%455
2016/1775%23%79%30%93%42%86%37%89%88%105.0107.0110.0+0.40+4.10+2.2014%447

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
2024/2541421.39%7%15%4%6%
2023/2441020.215%8%18%5%12%
2022/2340821.613%7%16%4%9%
2021/2243322.712%5%16%5%12%
2020/2143222.412%5%16%
2018/1945024.511%4%17%3%4%
2017/1845523.811%5%16%3%7%
2016/1744724.414%4%19%3%6%

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