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EnglandNorth EastGatesheadNE9 5HXKells Lane Primary School
Primary

Kells Lane Primary School

Primary

Gateshead · Gateshead · NE9 5HX www.kellslaneschool.org

Pupils
451
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
451
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
1%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
451
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
1%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGateshead
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Kells Lane Primary School · Primary · Gateshead

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
-5pp
91%77%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
14%
0pp
20%14%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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
451
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
3%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
1%

Contact

Address
Kells Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5HX
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
2024/2562%14%76%40%72%19%71%28%83%76%108.0105.0106.09%451
2023/2467%14%84%43%79%19%81%28%86%81%107.0105.0106.06%451
2022/2378%8%90%53%88%12%87%30%93%92%109.0107.0108.0+1.90-0.30+0.506%449
2018/1991%20%93%48%91%36%95%46%93%95%109.0109.0112.0+1.50+0.60+1.305%415
2017/1881%16%93%46%93%37%86%26%98%95%109.0106.0112.0+4.10+3.40+1.304%416
2016/1775%17%90%37%92%39%78%24%93%90%108.0105.0109.0+2.80+2.90-1.004%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
2024/2545125.29%4%3%3%1%
2023/2445123.46%3%3%3%5%
2022/2344921.66%4%4%3%4%
2021/2244922.56%4%3%3%3%
2020/2143523.66%3%4%
2018/1941525.95%4%5%2%3%
2017/1841626.04%2%4%3%2%
2016/1741425.14%2%3%2%3%

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