Brighton Avenue Primary School, Gateshead
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Brighton Avenue Primary School excels at supporting all children to succeed, especially disadvantaged pupils and those learning English as an additional language. The school has outstanding behaviour and creates an inclusive, harmonious environment where pupils develop strong values and respect for different cultures. Teaching is good with much outstanding practice, and the school offers an exciting curriculum with carefully planned visits and visitors that motivate learning.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding leadership that has transformed teaching quality and raised standards across the school
- Outstanding behaviour and safety with pupils showing immense pride in their school and excellent relationships
- Exceptional progress for disadvantaged pupils who attain above expected levels
- High-quality marking that is consistently used by all teachers with excellent opportunities for pupils to respond
- Outstanding early years provision where children thrive and rapidly develop new skills
Areas for Improvement
- Raise standards at the end of Year 2 to be consistently in line with the national average
- Improve lesson planning to better address different abilities and increase challenge for all pupils
- Provide more opportunities for pupils to use developing skills to solve problems in mathematics
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - governors ensure all statutory safeguarding requirements are well met and pupils feel safe and secure at all times.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports competitions with other schools, physical education coaching, school council, playground helpers, young interpreters programme, golden time rewards, celebration assemblies
Brighton Avenue Primary School is an outstanding school where the headteacher's inspirational leadership has vastly improved teaching quality and rapidly raised achievement over the last two years. Pupils show great enthusiasm for learning and make rapid progress from mostly below-average starting points.
At a Glance
36.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
72 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 85% to 89%. Maths has remained stable at around 84%. Writing has remained stable at around 80%.
Class Sizes
26.9
Avg class size
26.8
Infant (KS1)
27.0
KS2
14
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
404 pupils
420 capacity
16 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Gateshead
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Gateshead
Admissions Demand - Gateshead
Places available
2,504
Applications
1,789
Got 1st preference
96.9%
Got preferred school
99.8%
Primary admissions across Gateshead (2025/26)
Inspection History(6)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
The school's pupil mix - ethnicity breakdown, free school meals eligibility, and English as an additional language. Useful context when evaluating school fit.
Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.80769%
Overall absence
9.68661%
Persistent absence
351
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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