Larkspur Community Primary School | Primary in Gateshead | Ofsted & DfE

42%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

157

Pupils · 2024/25

28%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

42%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

157

Pupils · 2024/25

28%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

42%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

157

Pupils · 2024/25

28%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 01/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityGateshead

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio18.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Larkspur Community Primary School · Primary · Gateshead

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

42%

-3pp

68%55%42%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 42%

RWM higher standard

-9pp

9%5%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

63%

Reading higher standard

25%

Writing expected standard

46%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

58%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

46%

SPAG expected standard

54%

SPAG higher standard

17%

Reading scaled score

102.0

Maths scaled score

102.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

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

157

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

28%

FSM eligible

72%

SEN

47%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Beacon Lough East, Gateshead, NE9 6SS

Local authority

Gateshead

Website

www.larkspurprimary.co.uk

Telephone

01914875628

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	42%	0%	63%	25%	46%	0%	58%	4%	46%	54%	102.0	102.0	102.0	—	—	—	47%	157
2023/24	45%	9%	91%	27%	45%	18%	82%	18%	91%	91%	107.0	106.0	110.0	—	—	—	45%	124
2022/23	43%	0%	74%	22%	43%	0%	65%	4%	91%	61%	105.0	101.0	101.0	+0.90	-4.00	-2.30	44%	126
2018/19	67%	5%	81%	29%	71%	14%	76%	10%	86%	76%	105.0	102.0	107.0	+6.50	+3.10	+2.70	25%	119
2017/18	68%	0%	76%	24%	80%	4%	76%	12%	92%	80%	105.0	103.0	106.0	+3.80	+1.30	+2.50	19%	147
2016/17	52%	0%	70%	17%	78%	17%	74%	13%	91%	78%	102.0	101.0	106.0	+1.00	+2.70	-0.30	26%	173

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	157	19.6	47%	28%	72%	6%	16%
2023/24	124	16.6	45%	24%	71%	8%	24%
2022/23	126	14.8	44%	23%	75%	9%	25%
2021/22	134	17.5	33%	22%	73%	9%	30%
2020/21	130	16.0	28%	16%	65%	—	—
2018/19	119	12.8	25%	11%	68%	6%	18%
2017/18	147	14.4	19%	11%	63%	5%	18%
2016/17	173	17.2	26%	10%	66%	4%	12%