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Front Street Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
North View, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE16 4AY · frontstreetprimary.co.uk · 0191 488 1941
On the mapSearch near NE16 4AY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 82%
- 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
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 413
- 88% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.3%
- First language not English
- 10.9%
- 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, 59 families put the school first and 59 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 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 49 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 43 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲82% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Front Street Community Primary School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 25 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (119 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 119
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (18%) with SEND