Community school · Gateshead

Kells Lane Primary School

3–11Ages
453Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131106URN

Kells Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5HX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.6 above Gateshead median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gateshead

168 applications for 60 places · 8th of 59 in Gateshead

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Gateshead median (2.2) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

168 applications · 60 places offered · 64 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.8; Gateshead median median 2.2
2025 3.1; Gateshead median median 2.1
2024 2.7; Gateshead median median 2.0
2023 2.6; Gateshead median median 1.9
2022 3.2; Gateshead median median 2.0
2021 3.2; Gateshead median median 2.0
2020 2.9; Gateshead median median 2.0
2019 3.7; Gateshead median median 2.0
2018 3.4; Gateshead median median 1.8
2017 3.3; Gateshead median median 1.8
2016 3.0; Gateshead median median 1.8
2015 3.0; Gateshead median median 1.8
2014 2.8; Gateshead median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Gateshead median in 13 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	60	168	2.8	64	1.07
Sep 2025	60	188	3.1	88	1.47
Sep 2024	59	158	2.7	78	1.32
Sep 2023	60	153	2.6	73	1.22
Sep 2022	60	192	3.2	80	1.33
Sep 2021	61	193	3.2	75	1.23
Sep 2020	60	174	2.9	66	1.10
Sep 2019	60	220	3.7	101	1.68
Sep 2018	60	203	3.4	64	1.07
Sep 2017	60	197	3.3	66	1.10
Sep 2016	60	177	3.0	66	1.10
Sep 2015	60	181	3.0	72	1.20
Sep 2014	60	170	2.8	83	1.38

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 72% · Maths 71% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%38th of 62 in Gateshead

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Gateshead 80% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Gateshead 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Gateshead 76% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Gateshead 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Gateshead 79% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Gateshead 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	62%	14%	108	105
2023/24	67%	14%	107	105
2022/23	78%	8%	109	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

Kells Lane Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Glynwood Community Primary School
0.5 km · Gateshead

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell
0.6 km · Gateshead

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Oakfield Junior School
0.9 km · Gateshead

Good2023
Oakfield Infant School
1.0 km · Gateshead

Good2024

4.5applications per place
Carr Hill Community Primary School
1.4 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Larkspur Community Primary School
1.5 km · Gateshead

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Harlow Green Community Primary School
1.6 km · Gateshead

Good2023

2.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Kelvin Grove Community Primary School
1.6 km · Gateshead

2026

2.6applications per place 48%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: 131106 · 390/2234
Capacity: 472 pupils · 453 on roll
Free school meals: 2.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1997
Address: Kells Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5HX
Local authority: Gateshead

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