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Greenside Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Rockwood Hill Road, Greenside, Ryton NE40 4AX · greensideprimary.org · 0191 413 2186

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
83%
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
82% of 210 places
Local authority
Gateshead
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
24%
First language not English
0%
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, 14 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 13 (Places 14)13September 2023: 23 (Places 25)23September 2024: 20 (Places 20)20September 2025: 23 (Places 24)23September 2026: 14 (Places 15)14Places 15
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202615140.9100%
September 2025Sept 202524231100%
September 2024Sept 202420201100%
September 2023Sept 202325230.9100%
September 2022Sept 202214130.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Gateshead it was 64%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 70% (England 53%)70%2016/17: 81% (England 61%)81%2017/18: 65% (England 64%)65%2018/19: 70% (England 65%)70%2022/23: 77% (England 60%)77%2023/24: 80% (England 61%)80%2024/25: 83% (England 62%)83%England 62%

Ofsted

Greenside Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 30 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
30 Jan 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2010

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2010Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding
  • Nov 2007Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
94%
Replies
51
28% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▲98% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲99% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲94% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲88% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲91% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 67% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲55% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 22% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼50% agreeEngland 67%

based on 10 parents (20%) with SEND

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