Kelvin Grove Community Primary School, Gateshead

Ofsted's report card from its 31 March 2026 inspection grades Kelvin Grove Community Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders continually review and refine the broad and ambitious curriculum."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders, including those responsible for governance, leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of highly inclusive practice."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils at Kelvin Grove benefit from a well-considered and highly tailored personal development programme."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, at Kelvin Grove typically make secure progress over time, whatever their starting points."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils' attendance and persistent absence were historically below national averages."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders understand the importance of early years provision in school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders insightfully analyse all areas of the school's work."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that improvements to the writing curriculum have a positive impact on pupils' achievement in writing across all year groups"; "Leaders should ensure that their work to improve pupils' attendance results in further improvements for all groups of pupils"; "Those responsible for governance should use the high-quality information that they gather about the school's performance to provide robust challenge to leaders across all areas of the school's work".

In its own words: "Pay attention to Aspiration and you will learn a lot. She is a great role model and she is eager to reach that star! Aspiration knows, that if you believe in yourself, then you’re halfway there! Aspiration inspires her friends with her excellent attitude. She is an individual, a leader and a team participator."

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at Kelvin Grove Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 79% in Gateshead and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 69% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Kelvin Grove Community Primary School as their first choice and 63 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Kelvin Grove Community Primary School are Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 93% maths); Brighton Avenue Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 84% maths); Caedmon Community Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 74% reading, 77% maths); and South Street Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Kelvin Grove Community Primary School.

11 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kelvin Grove Community Primary School (as of April 2026): 91% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (82%).

47.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 69.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (30%), Black (27%) and Asian (14%).

In 2026, 58 pupils (18.8%) received SEN support and 9 (2.9%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Corpus Christi Rc Primary School (n-bound), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kelvin Grove Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 404 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Gateshead (176), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Kelvin Grove Community Primary School issued 12 suspensions, 3.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Kelvin Grove Community Primary School are Grace College (1.4 miles) and Emmanuel College (1.4 miles).