Community school · Gateshead

Parkhead Community Primary School

3–11Ages
320Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131466URN

Park Lane, Winlaton, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 6LT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

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

79 applications for 42 places · 43rd of 59 in Gateshead

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%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 · 10 May 2023Ofsted'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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

79 applications · 42 places offered · 41 named it first

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

2026 1.9; Gateshead median median 2.2
2025 1.6; Gateshead median median 2.1
2024 1.7; Gateshead median median 2.0
2023 1.4; Gateshead median median 1.9
2022 1.8; Gateshead median median 2.0
2021 1.8; Gateshead median median 2.0
2020 2.0; Gateshead median median 2.0
2019 1.5; Gateshead median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Gateshead median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Gateshead median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Gateshead median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Gateshead median median 1.8
2014 1.3; 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	42	79	1.9	41	0.98
Sep 2025	34	54	1.6	33	0.97
Sep 2024	39	67	1.7	39	1.00
Sep 2023	37	51	1.4	34	0.92
Sep 2022	36	64	1.8	36	1.00
Sep 2021	38	70	1.8	34	0.89
Sep 2020	31	63	2.0	30	0.97
Sep 2019	52	79	1.5	44	0.85
Sep 2018	47	80	1.7	40	0.85
Sep 2017	49	77	1.6	46	0.94
Sep 2016	42	63	1.5	38	0.90
Sep 2015	43	63	1.5	36	0.84
Sep 2014	50	66	1.3	38	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 63% · Maths 50% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%61st of 62 in Gateshead

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard50%

Gateshead 80% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Gateshead 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Gateshead 76% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Gateshead 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Gateshead 79% England 77%

Higher standard3%

Gateshead 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	40%	0%	99	98
2023/24	54%	4%	103	100
2022/23	64%	0%	105	101

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

Parkhead Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
West Lane Primary School
0.9 km · Gateshead

2026

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
1.2 km · Gateshead

Good2023

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Blaydon West Primary School
1.4 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Fellside Community Primary School
2.2 km · Gateshead

Good2022

3.2applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
2.3 km · Gateshead

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Front Street Community Primary School
2.3 km · Gateshead

Remains Outstanding2023

1.8applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Gateshead

Good2022

3.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Swalwell Primary School
2.6 km · Gateshead

Good2023

2.3applications per place 54%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: 131466 · 390/2236
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 406 pupils · 320 on roll
Free school meals: 48.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1998
Address: Park Lane, Winlaton, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 6LT
Local authority: Gateshead

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