Primary school

Fellside Community Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Gateshead
  • NE16 5AY
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 396 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 3%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 3%3%2016/17: top 13%2017/18: top 7%2018/19: top 20%2022/23: top 31%2023/24: top 23%2024/25: top 3%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM90% · North East 67%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM10% · North East 8%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · North East 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · North East 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 87% · 30 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 80% · 30 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 87% · 30 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 79% · 29 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 69% · 29 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 73% · 30 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 90% · 29 pupils · North East 67%90%69%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 13% · 30 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 23% · 30 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 37% · 30 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 17% · 29 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 3% · 29 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 10% · 30 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 10% · 29 pupils · North East 8%37%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 30 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 109 · 30 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 110 · 30 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 107 · 29 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 110 · 29 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 108 · 30 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 109 · 29 pupils · North East 105110107No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 109 · 30 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 110 · 30 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 109 · 30 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 111 · 29 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 109 · 29 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 106 · 30 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 108 · 29 pupils · North East 105111106No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
29 of 29 who put it first2014 · 84.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2929
2nd270
3rd380

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026235
Free school meals (past 6 years)7.0%
First language not English3.1%
SEN support6.6%
EHC plan0.9%
Absence (sessions missed)3.1%
Persistently absent pupils2.2%

Girls 50.4%Boys 49.6%

111.9% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher30.7
Pupils per adult18.9
  • Classroom teachers 5.5
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 4.7
  • Other support 3.1

Teachers 7.5 FTE · Whole workforce 15.4 · 21 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,049
Spend per pupil£6,185
Staff spend per pupil£4,422
Reserve per pupil£569
  • +£131,121revenue reserve
  • −£31,343in-year balance

Grants £5,613 · self-generated £436 · premises £444 per pupil