Primary school

High Spen Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Gateshead
  • NE39 2BQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,805 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 32%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 92%92%2016/17: top 31%31% · 2016/172017/18: top 73%2018/19: top 64%2022/23: top 34%2023/24: top 40%2024/25: top 32%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM71% · North East 67%Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · North East 8%Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · North East 105Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score112 · North East 105Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 29% · 21 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 71% · 21 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 57% · 28 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 62% · 21 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 68% · 25 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 67% · 30 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 71% · 14 pupils · North East 67%71%29%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 21 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 10% · 21 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 4% · 28 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 10% · 21 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 0% · 25 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 7% · 14 pupils · North East 8%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 21 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 107 · 21 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 103 · 28 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 106 · 21 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 109 · 25 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 106 · 30 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 106 · 14 pupils · North East 105109102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 21 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 103 · 21 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 102 · 28 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 107 · 21 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 106 · 25 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 106 · 30 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 112 · 14 pupils · North East 105112100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd211
3rd90

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2008Good
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026172
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.1%
First language not English3.8%
SEN support7.1%
EHC plan4.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.2%
Persistently absent pupils12.4%

Girls 45.1%Boys 54.9%

71.7% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.9
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 8
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 8.1
  • Other support 3.2

Teachers 9.8 FTE · Whole workforce 21.1 · 30 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,664
Spend per pupil£8,706
Staff spend per pupil£6,879
Reserve per pupil−£644
  • −£106,605revenue reserve
  • −£172,415in-year balance

Grants £7,436 · self-generated £229 · premises £633 per pupil