Emmaville Primary School, Ryton
Emmaville Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Ryton. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 5 schools in Ryton with published results, and 3,694th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Gateshead (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Emmaville Primary School in detail
Emmaville Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "'Together we Grow' is our school motto and this conveys the belief that we are all on a continuous learning journey. The education of our pupils is a shared partnership; through this partnership we hope to provide every pupil with a successful and rewarding educational experience."
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Emmaville Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 79% in Gateshead and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 69% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Emmaville Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 53 families put Emmaville Primary School as their first choice and 123 named it as one of their preferences, for 55 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Emmaville Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Emmaville Primary School are St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook (0.3 miles, 89% reading, 93% maths); Ryton Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 83% maths); Ryton Community Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); and Greenside Primary School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, 96% reading, 83% maths).
Emmaville Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, CrawcrookRyton Junior SchoolRyton Community Infant SchoolGreenside Primary School
What parents say
95 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Emmaville Primary School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 48% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (48%).
Who goes there
8.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wylam Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Main Street - Kepier Chare (ne-bound), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 44 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Gateshead (176).
Suspensions and exclusions
Emmaville Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from October 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Emmaville Primary is an inclusive, caring school where all children - particularly those with additional needs - thrive. The reading programme is excellent, with expert teaching that helps every child become a confident reader. Your child will benefit from warm relationships with staff, high standards of behaviour, and lots of opportunities to develop as a well-rounded person through clubs, responsibilities, and community involvement.
Key Strengths
- Excellent reading programme with skilled staff - pupils become fluent, confident readers who love reading
- Outstanding support for pupils with SEND who access the ambitious curriculum and flourish
- Warm relationships between staff and pupils, with pupils showing positive behaviour and respect
- Strong personal development provision including thoughtfully planned PSHE and a wide range of clubs
- Clear school vision ('the Emmaville way') focused on pupils feeling cared for and safe
Areas for Improvement
- In some wider curriculum areas, checks on pupils' learning are not used as effectively as in others, meaning work is not always matched well to what pupils already know
- Teachers need to use assessment information more consistently across all subjects to set tasks that help pupils build their knowledge
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with school leaders creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Well-being clubs, choir, photography clubs
Emmaville Primary School is a warm and welcoming school where every pupil is valued and feels safe, with high expectations for what pupils accomplish. The school has been rated Good across all key areas following its first routine inspection since 2014.
At a Glance
8.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
95 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 69% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 72% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 74% to 79% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.4
Avg class size
27.4
Infant (KS1)
29.1
KS2
12
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Gateshead is 11 (the median across 93 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
411 pupils
420 places
9 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Ryton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ryton
Across Gateshead council
Places available
2,494
Applications
1,785
Got 1st preference
98.1%
Got preferred school
99.8%
All primary applications across Gateshead council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
75
SEN Support
17
EHC Plans
20.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
442
Total Pupils
222
Boys
220
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
25
Teachers
17.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£42,776
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,002
Per pupil
£2249k
Total funding
£62k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.0%
Overall absence
7.7%
Persistent absence
363
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Emmaville Primary School
Questions parents ask about Emmaville Primary School
What are SATs results like at Emmaville Primary School?
Of the pupils at Emmaville Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 86% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Emmaville Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Emmaville Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2014, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Emmaville Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Emmaville Primary School is oversubscribed, Gateshead allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Emmaville Primary School?
Emmaville Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Emmaville Primary School?
Classes at Emmaville Primary School average 28.4 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Emmaville Primary School?
Emmaville Primary School has around 442 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Emmaville Primary School?
4% of sessions were missed at Emmaville Primary School in 2024/25. 7.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Emmaville Primary School?
Apply through Gateshead's coordinated admissions process, naming Emmaville Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Emmaville Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Gateshead is 11 (the median across 93 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Emmaville Primary School?
Emmaville Primary School is at Main Street, Crawcrook, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 4ND.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)