Primary school

Spring Gardens Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • North Tyneside
  • NE29 0HP
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Dec 2021

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,780 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 92%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 52%52%2016/17: top 45%45% · 2016/172017/18: top 46%2018/19: top 64%2022/23: top 90%2023/24: top 62%2024/25: top 92%No exams

Against North EastArrows: North East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM41% · North East 67%1/10 Well below North East−22.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · North East 8%1/10 Well below North East−39.6 pts
Reading score103 · North East 1052/10 Well below North East
Maths score103 · North East 1052/10 Well below North East+5.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 54% · 56 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 66% · 59 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 69% · 52 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 62% · 60 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 40% · 53 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 58% · 50 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 41% · 49 pupils · North East 67%69%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 56 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 7% · 59 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 6% · 52 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 8% · 60 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 0% · 53 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 4% · 50 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 0% · 49 pupils · North East 8%8%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 56 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 102 · 59 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 104 · 52 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 102 · 60 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 102 · 53 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 104 · 50 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 103 · 49 pupils · North East 105104101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 56 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 103 · 59 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 104 · 52 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 103 · 60 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 101 · 53 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 104 · 50 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 103 · 49 pupils · North East 105104101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
30 of 30 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3030
2nd121
3rd191

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2021

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  5. 2021Requires improvementas predecessor

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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026314
Free school meals (past 6 years)43.1%
First language not English3.8%
SEN support23.6%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)6.5%
Persistently absent pupils19.4%

Girls 52.8%Boys 47.2%

69.5% full · 452 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.1
Pupils per adult11.6
  • Classroom teachers 15.1
  • Leadership 1.7
  • Teaching assistants 9.4
  • Other support 3.3

Teachers 16.8 FTE · Whole workforce 29.4 · 39 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,381
Spend per pupil£6,906
Staff spend per pupil£5,581
Reserve per pupil£626
  • +£203,000revenue reserve
  • +£154,000in-year balance

Grants £7,263 · self-generated £117 · premises £308 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: CENTURION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (4 academies) · trust reserve £840,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it