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High Spen Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Hugar Road, High Spen, Rowlands Gill NE39 2BQ · highspenprimary.org · 01207 542373
On the mapSearch near NE39 2BQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gateshead 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Gateshead Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 172
- 72% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.9%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Gateshead Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 17 families put the school first and 19 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 19 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Gateshead it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 June 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for High Spen Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 22 Jun 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 69
- 34% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (22%) with SEND