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EnglandNorth EastGatesheadDH3 2LYPortobello Primary School
Primary

Portobello Primary School

Primary

Gateshead · Chester le Street · DH3 2LY www.portobelloprimary.eschools.co.uk/

Pupils
188
cap. 189
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
188
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
188
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGateshead
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Portobello Primary School · Primary · Gateshead

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
71%
-4pp
75%68%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
10%
-1pp
17%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
39%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
188
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Tamerton Drive, Birtley, Chester le Street, DH3 2LY
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%10%77%19%74%19%81%32%84%84%104.0106.0107.019%188
2023/2475%11%79%25%82%14%86%39%82%86%105.0106.0107.016%196
2022/2361%3%71%19%74%10%77%29%81%77%104.0105.0105.0-2.00-1.00+0.1015%195
2018/1963%17%63%20%87%27%100%60%90%90%103.0110.0109.0-2.60+0.70+3.9015%199
2017/1861%16%65%32%87%23%74%26%81%77%104.0104.0108.0-1.50+0.90-0.1015%202
2016/1758%6%74%16%81%16%74%6%81%77%104.0102.0106.0-1.80-1.40-3.8015%211

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
2024/2518823.519%5%18%4%13%
2023/2419624.516%5%15%5%14%
2022/2319524.415%6%15%6%16%
2021/2219022.414%5%16%6%17%
2020/2119624.511%5%14%
2018/1919923.715%4%15%4%8%
2017/1820220.315%4%14%4%4%
2016/1721123.615%4%13%4%9%

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