Bill Quay Primary School, Gateshead

Ofsted's report card from its 19 May 2026 inspection grades Bill Quay Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "The majority of pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are disadvantaged, attend school regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have strengthened the curriculum so that it builds pupils' knowledge and skills in a logical and ambitious sequence."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have recently established a well-resourced nursery provision."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have recently strengthened this aspect of the school's work."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and governors know the school well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have skilfully planned the personal development and wellbeing offer."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the teaching of handwriting is further embedded, so that pupils consistently use an efficient pencil grip and form their letters and numbers correctly"; "Leaders should strengthen the effectiveness of their monitoring to ensure that the quality of teaching and assessment is consistently high across subjects and year groups, so that all pupils achieve highly across the curriculum".

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Bill Quay Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 79% in Gateshead and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 83% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Bill Quay Primary School as their first choice and 65 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Bill Quay Primary School are St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw (0.4 miles, 53% reading, 50% maths); Wardley Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 94% reading, 94% maths); West Walker Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 54% reading, 54% maths); and Toner Avenue Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 74% maths).

Bill Quay Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

10.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 23 pupils (9.1%) received SEN support and 2 (0.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Pelaw (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 650 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brack Terrace (n-bound), 90 metres away.

Bill Quay Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Bill Quay Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Academy (0.6 miles), Heworth Grange School (0.9 miles) and Hebburn Comprehensive School (1.2 miles).