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EnglandNorth EastGatesheadNE39 2JEHighfield Community Primary School
Primary

Highfield Community Primary School

Primary

Gateshead · Rowlands Gill · NE39 2JE www.highfieldprimarygateshead.co.uk/

Pupils
115
cap. 158
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
115
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
115
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGateshead
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Highfield Community Primary School · Primary · Gateshead

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
+22pp
71%51%31%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
0%
-12pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
7%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
115
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
56%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Whinfield Way, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2JE
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
2024/2557%0%71%14%79%0%93%21%93%79%103.0105.0103.018%115
2023/2435%12%53%18%71%12%47%18%94%41%102.0100.099.022%121
2022/2331%6%56%19%75%6%56%6%81%56%104.0100.0102.0-1.40+0.60-4.0022%123
2018/1971%6%71%12%76%12%76%29%82%71%103.0105.0104.0+0.50+0.80+1.8030%142
2017/1854%0%54%8%77%0%77%0%92%62%99.0100.099.0-1.10+1.60-0.6024%143
2016/1764%0%71%29%79%0%86%7%86%64%105.0104.0104.0-1.90-3.90-3.0023%139

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
2024/2511518.018%14%56%5%18%
2023/2412118.322%12%51%6%18%
2022/2312317.422%10%44%7%17%
2021/2213116.336%10%48%7%27%
2020/2113017.030%9%35%
2018/1914217.130%7%38%4%12%
2017/1814318.324%2%34%4%6%
2016/1713917.323%1%39%3%4%

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