Academy converter · Gateshead

St Aidan's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
213Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150648URN

Derwentwater Road, Gateshead, NE8 2HQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.4 below Gateshead median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gateshead

26 applications for 15 places · 49th of 59 in Gateshead

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%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 · 25 May 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

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Gateshead median (2.2) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

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

This school
Gateshead median

Dashed bars: as St Aidan's Church of England Primary School (URN 132145), the previous school.

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	15	26	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2025	23	44	1.9	23	1.00
Sep 2024 *	26	34	1.3	26	1.00
Sep 2023 *	20	34	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2022 *	24	34	1.4	24	1.00
Sep 2021 *	29	49	1.7	27	0.93
Sep 2020 *	29	40	1.4	29	1.00
Sep 2019 *	26	38	1.5	26	1.00
Sep 2018 *	24	34	1.4	23	0.96
Sep 2017 *	24	39	1.6	24	1.00
Sep 2016 *	30	58	1.9	39	1.30
Sep 2015 *	29	44	1.5	29	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	46	1.5	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 88% · Maths 85% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%10th of 62 in Gateshead

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Gateshead 80% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Gateshead 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Gateshead 76% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Gateshead 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Gateshead 79% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	81%	8%	107	105
2023/24	74%	22%	108	108
2022/23	65%	16%	104	106

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

St Aidan's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Brighton Avenue Primary School
0.5 km · Gateshead

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Outstanding2023

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

2026

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston
1.0 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Caedmon Community Primary School
1.1 km · Gateshead

Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Riverside Primary Academy
1.4 km · Gateshead

Good2023

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
South Street Community Primary School
1.6 km · Gateshead

Good2024

2.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150648 · 390/2237
Trust: Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 208 pupils · 213 on roll
Free school meals: 51.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2024
Replaced: St Aidan's Church of England Primary School (URN 132145)
Address: Derwentwater Road, Gateshead, NE8 2HQ
Local authority: Gateshead

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