Community school · Gateshead

Lobley Hill Primary School

3–11Ages
350Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108369URN

Rothbury Gardens, Lobley Hill, Gateshead, NE11 0AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.7 below Gateshead median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gateshead

62 applications for 41 places · 56th of 59 in Gateshead

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

Inspection history

6 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
13 May 2015
Graded inspection: 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Gateshead median (2.2) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

62 applications · 41 places offered · 41 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Gateshead median in 0 of 13 years.

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	41	62	1.5	41	1.00
Sep 2025	34	54	1.6	34	1.00
Sep 2024	45	60	1.3	41	0.91
Sep 2023	46	64	1.4	43	0.93
Sep 2022	43	64	1.5	42	0.98
Sep 2021	37	57	1.5	35	0.95
Sep 2020	45	62	1.4	43	0.96
Sep 2019	60	74	1.2	57	0.95
Sep 2018	38	56	1.5	35	0.92
Sep 2017	52	68	1.3	51	0.98
Sep 2016	53	75	1.4	49	0.92
Sep 2015	55	71	1.3	52	0.95
Sep 2014	59	82	1.4	60	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 76% · Maths 91% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%35th of 62 in Gateshead

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Gateshead 80% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Gateshead 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Gateshead 76% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Gateshead 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Gateshead 79% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Gateshead 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Gateshead median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	9%	104	105
2023/24	73%	4%	108	107
2022/23	65%	0%	106	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

Lobley Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston
1.4 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Dunston Hill Community Primary School
1.4 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Gateshead

Good2022

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Riverside Primary Academy
2.0 km · Gateshead

Good2023

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
2.0 km · Gateshead

Outstanding2023

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

2026

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
2.1 km · Gateshead

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 90%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: 108369 · 390/2222
Capacity: 480 pupils · 350 on roll
Free school meals: 28.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Rothbury Gardens, Lobley Hill, Gateshead, NE11 0AT
Local authority: Gateshead

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