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Lobley Hill Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Rothbury Gardens, Lobley Hill, Gateshead NE11 0AT · lobleyhillprimaryschool.co.uk · 0191 433 4080

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
65%
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
350
73% of 480 places
Local authority
Gateshead
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
28.8%
First language not English
7.1%
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, 41 families put the school first and 41 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: 42 (Places 43)42September 2023: 43 (Places 46)43September 2024: 41 (Places 45)41September 2025: 34 (Places 34)34September 2026: 41 (Places 41)41Places 41
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202641411100%
September 2025Sept 202534341100%
September 2024Sept 202445410.9100%
September 2023Sept 202346430.9100%
September 2022Sept 202243421100%

Results

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% 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: 52% (England 53%)52%2016/17: 62% (England 61%)62%2017/18: 76% (England 64%)76%2018/19: 63% (England 65%)63%2022/23: 65% (England 60%)65%2023/24: 73% (England 61%)73%2024/25: 65% (England 62%)65%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲65%62%
●9%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●105105
●106105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 6 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Lobley Hill Primary School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
5 Nov 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Nov 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
91%
Replies
34
10% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●92% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲94% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●83% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●85% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●79% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲82% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼13% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 24% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲80% agreeEngland 67%

based on 10 parents (29%) with SEND

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