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EnglandNorth EastSouth TynesideNE33 4JJLaygate Community School
Primary

Laygate Community School

Primary

South Tyneside · South Shields · NE33 4JJ www.laygatecommunityschool.co.uk

Pupils
235
cap. 294
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
235
Pupils · 2024/25
43%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
235
Pupils · 2024/25
43%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouth Tyneside
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Laygate Community School · Primary · South Tyneside

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
-13pp
78%67%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
0%
-3pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
42%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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
235
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
43%
FSM eligible
67%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Laygate Lane, South Shields, NE33 4JJ
Local authority
South Tyneside
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
2024/2565%0%77%35%68%0%74%16%87%77%107.0105.0109.020%235
2023/2478%3%83%47%78%8%83%28%86%86%107.0106.0109.021%250
2022/2356%3%68%15%62%3%76%18%68%68%103.0103.0104.0-0.10-1.00+0.5019%250
2018/1964%11%64%25%89%18%86%29%89%86%104.0105.0109.0+2.20+3.50+1.7016%251
2017/1878%6%89%17%78%22%89%44%89%89%105.0106.0111.0+1.60+1.10+4.7017%220
2016/1759%7%59%14%79%21%90%17%79%83%100.0104.0106.0+1.00+4.80+4.7020%237

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
2024/2523520.920%43%67%6%15%
2023/2425015.721%40%70%6%17%
2022/2325017.019%44%69%6%15%
2021/2226816.919%42%67%6%20%
2020/2126322.915%48%59%
2018/1925119.716%49%58%4%8%
2017/1822020.117%54%58%4%10%
2016/1723718.820%52%54%5%16%

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