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EnglandNorth EastGatesheadNE10 0PYThe Drive Community Primary School
Primary

The Drive Community Primary School

Primary

Gateshead · Gateshead · NE10 0PY www.thedriveprimary.org/

Pupils
215
cap. 219
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
215
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
215
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGateshead
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Drive Community Primary School · Primary · Gateshead

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
+1pp
61%46%31%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
7%
+3pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
45%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
215
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
57%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
The Drive, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0PY
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
2024/2555%7%66%21%76%14%76%10%76%45%103.0104.0100.016%215
2023/2454%4%85%23%65%15%81%15%88%62%106.0104.0101.018%177
2022/2331%8%46%12%73%23%62%12%88%58%100.0100.0100.0-3.50+2.40-2.7015%170
2018/1952%0%59%7%74%22%67%4%74%63%101.0102.0103.0-2.60+0.70-2.5015%195
2017/1861%0%78%30%83%26%65%4%78%83%105.0103.0106.0+0.00+0.70-1.8013%206
2016/1776%12%80%24%88%28%92%24%80%88%104.0106.0108.0+1.40+2.60+2.5015%208

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
2024/2521518.116%13%57%6%19%
2023/2417716.718%14%52%7%20%
2022/2317015.615%9%50%7%24%
2021/2218617.315%8%49%8%30%
2020/2119319.612%8%42%
2018/1919517.715%7%47%5%16%
2017/1820621.213%7%42%5%12%
2016/1720817.215%6%49%4%10%

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