Community school · Gateshead

Brighton Avenue Primary School

3–11Ages
404Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108368URN

Brighton Road, Gateshead, NE8 1XS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Gateshead median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gateshead

113 applications for 59 places · 41st of 59 in Gateshead

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Gateshead median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

113 applications · 59 places offered · 55 named it first

2026 1.9; Gateshead median median 2.2
2025 1.8; Gateshead median median 2.1
2024 2.1; Gateshead median median 2.0
2023 2.0; Gateshead median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Gateshead median median 2.0
2021 2.4; Gateshead median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Gateshead median median 2.0
2019 2.1; Gateshead median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Gateshead median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Gateshead median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Gateshead median median 1.8
2015 2.0; Gateshead median median 1.8
2014 1.7; 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	59	113	1.9	55	0.93
Sep 2025	57	102	1.8	57	1.00
Sep 2024	53	109	2.1	50	0.94
Sep 2023	50	98	2.0	53	1.06
Sep 2022	49	75	1.5	41	0.84
Sep 2021	45	107	2.4	63	1.40
Sep 2020	42	79	1.9	40	0.95
Sep 2019	44	94	2.1	40	0.91
Sep 2018	44	76	1.7	42	0.95
Sep 2017	49	89	1.8	48	0.98
Sep 2016	45	75	1.7	37	0.82
Sep 2015	35	71	2.0	34	0.97
Sep 2014	44	76	1.7	42	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 80% · Maths 84% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%11th of 62 in Gateshead

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Gateshead 80% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Gateshead 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Gateshead 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Gateshead 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Gateshead 79% England 77%

Higher standard39%

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	80%	9%	107	106
2023/24	81%	2%	108	107
2022/23	74%	14%	107	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

Brighton Avenue Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
0.5 km · Gateshead

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Kelvin Grove Community Primary School
0.5 km · Gateshead

2026

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Gateshead

Good2022

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Caedmon Community Primary School
0.6 km · Gateshead

Good2023

2.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
0.9 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
South Street Community Primary School
1.1 km · Gateshead

Good2024

2.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston
1.5 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell
1.7 km · Gateshead

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 80%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: 108368 · 390/2221
Capacity: 420 pupils · 404 on roll
Free school meals: 36.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Brighton Road, Gateshead, NE8 1XS
Local authority: Gateshead

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