Community school · Gateshead

Bill Quay Primary School

2–11Ages
252Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108357URN

Davidson Road, Bill Quay, Gateshead, NE10 0UN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Gateshead median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gateshead

65 applications for 30 places · 29th of 59 in Gateshead

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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 19 May 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected 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

19 May 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
10 March 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

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Gateshead median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

65 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.2; Gateshead median median 2.2
2025 1.7; Gateshead median median 2.1
2024 2.5; Gateshead median median 2.0
2023 2.6; Gateshead median median 1.9
2022 2.2; Gateshead median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Gateshead median median 2.0
2020 2.2; Gateshead median median 2.0
2019 2.2; Gateshead median median 2.0
2018 2.4; Gateshead median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Gateshead median median 1.8
2016 2.5; Gateshead median median 1.8
2015 2.0; Gateshead median median 1.8
2014 2.1; 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	30	65	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2025	30	52	1.7	34	1.13
Sep 2024	24	61	2.5	24	1.00
Sep 2023	29	74	2.6	30	1.03
Sep 2022	29	64	2.2	34	1.17
Sep 2021	31	61	2.0	41	1.32
Sep 2020	29	63	2.2	31	1.07
Sep 2019	30	65	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2018	30	71	2.4	38	1.27
Sep 2017	30	72	2.4	41	1.37
Sep 2016	30	74	2.5	37	1.23
Sep 2015	30	61	2.0	31	1.03
Sep 2014	31	64	2.1	30	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 79% · Maths 86% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%22nd of 62 in Gateshead

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Gateshead 80% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Gateshead 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Gateshead 76% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Gateshead 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Gateshead 79% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Gateshead 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	72%	14%	106	106
2023/24	63%	10%	107	106
2022/23	73%	7%	108	107

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

Bill Quay Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw
0.6 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Wardley Primary School
0.9 km · Gateshead

2026

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
West Walker Primary School
1.1 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Toner Avenue Primary School
1.2 km · South Tyneside

Good2022

1.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Lingey House Primary School
1.5 km · Gateshead

Good2024

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Central Walker Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
The Drive Community Primary School
1.7 km · Gateshead

Good2022

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
White Mere Community Primary School
1.7 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108357 · 390/2197
Capacity: 209 pupils · 252 on roll
Free school meals: 11.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Davidson Road, Bill Quay, Gateshead, NE10 0UN
Local authority: Gateshead

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources