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EnglandNorth EastGatesheadNE39 2BQHigh Spen Primary School
Primary

High Spen Primary School

Primary

Gateshead · Rowlands Gill · NE39 2BQ highspenprimary.org

Pupils
184
cap. 240
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
184
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
184
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGateshead
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of High Spen Primary School · Primary · Gateshead

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
71%
+4pp
71%64%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
7%
+4pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
57%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
112.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
184
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Hugar Road, High Spen, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2BQ
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
2024/2571%7%86%21%71%7%71%57%71%71%106.0112.0104.011%184
2023/2467%3%80%30%70%7%87%13%80%67%106.0106.0104.012%192
2022/2368%0%84%44%80%0%80%32%80%84%109.0106.0107.0+4.10+0.40+3.0012%199
2018/1962%10%76%38%71%10%90%38%81%90%106.0107.0108.0+0.90-3.10+1.509%190
2017/1857%4%75%14%64%4%71%18%75%75%103.0102.0104.0-2.00-3.50-1.1011%187
2016/1771%10%86%43%81%14%71%19%76%71%107.0103.0105.0+1.10-0.90-2.0011%192

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
2024/2518417.911%4%27%5%12%
2023/2419219.612%3%29%7%17%
2022/2319919.212%2%28%7%22%
2021/2220319.011%1%29%6%21%
2020/2119518.712%2%27%
2018/1919018.89%4%31%5%16%
2017/1818716.511%8%33%5%13%
2016/1719214.811%9%31%5%12%

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