Community school · Gateshead

Kelvin Grove Community Primary School

3–11Ages
309Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108323URN

Kelvin Grove, Gateshead, NE8 4UN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.5 above Gateshead median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gateshead

63 applications for 24 places · 12th of 59 in Gateshead

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 31 March 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

31 March 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
12 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Gateshead median (2.2) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

63 applications · 24 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 2.6; Gateshead median median 2.2
2025 2.3; Gateshead median median 2.1
2024 2.0; Gateshead median median 2.0
2023 1.6; Gateshead median median 1.9
2022 1.4; Gateshead median median 2.0
2021 1.8; Gateshead median median 2.0
2020 1.7; Gateshead median median 2.0
2019 1.7; Gateshead median median 2.0
2018 1.3; Gateshead median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Gateshead median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Gateshead median median 1.8
2015 1.2; Gateshead median median 1.8
2014 1.3; Gateshead median median 1.7

This school
Gateshead median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	24	63	2.6	18	0.75
Sep 2025	24	54	2.3	23	0.96
Sep 2024	37	72	2.0	32	0.86
Sep 2023	33	52	1.6	17	0.52
Sep 2022	36	50	1.4	27	0.75
Sep 2021	36	65	1.8	24	0.67
Sep 2020	32	53	1.7	29	0.91
Sep 2019	35	58	1.7	27	0.77
Sep 2018	47	59	1.3	40	0.85
Sep 2017	42	62	1.5	38	0.90
Sep 2016	41	56	1.4	34	0.83
Sep 2015	50	62	1.2	37	0.74
Sep 2014	52	69	1.3	39	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 62% · Maths 74% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%57th of 62 in Gateshead

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Gateshead 80% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Gateshead 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Gateshead 76% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Gateshead 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Gateshead 79% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Gateshead 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gateshead median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	2%	105	104
2023/24	63%	8%	103	103
2022/23	41%	9%	103	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Kelvin Grove Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
0.1 km · Gateshead

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Brighton Avenue Primary School
0.5 km · Gateshead

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Caedmon Community Primary School
0.6 km · Gateshead

Good2023

2.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
South Street Community Primary School
0.9 km · Gateshead

Good2024

2.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Gateshead

Good2022

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
1.1 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell
1.2 km · Gateshead

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Kells Lane Primary School
1.6 km · Gateshead

Good2022

2.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108323 · 390/2012
Capacity: 390 pupils · 309 on roll
Free school meals: 49.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Kelvin Grove, Gateshead, NE8 4UN
Local authority: Gateshead

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources