South Street Community Primary School, Gateshead
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
South Street Community Primary School excels at creating a nurturing environment where children thrive emotionally and academically. Teachers use interesting and challenging tasks to keep pupils highly motivated, and well-trained teaching assistants provide excellent support. The school particularly shines in mathematics, where older pupils achieve high standards and make outstanding progress.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding pastoral care creates a warm family atmosphere where pupils feel safe and happy
- Highly motivated pupils make good progress, with an increasing number making outstanding progress, especially in mathematics
- Very well-trained teaching assistants provide high-quality direct support that accelerates pupils' progress
- Pupils' behaviour is consistently good in lessons and outstanding in many cases
- Strong leadership and governance with ambitious plans to improve teaching and achievement
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough pupils reach the expected level in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 2
- Teaching and pupils' achievement are not yet outstanding
- Nursery and Reception children need more frequent opportunities to learn about number and shape across all learning areas
- More support needed to accelerate progress of the lowest attaining pupils in Years 1 and 2
Safeguarding
The school's work to keep pupils safe and secure is outstanding, with excellent pastoral care from all staff based on genuine concern for pupils' emotional and physical well-being.
South Street Community Primary School is a good school where pupils make good progress and are well-cared for in a warm, family atmosphere. Children in Nursery and Reception develop confidence quickly with outstanding care from adults.
At a Glance
51.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 88% to 84%. Maths has declined from 88% to 84%. Writing has improved from 79% to 84%.
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
29.7
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
110%
Over capacity
232 pupils
210 capacity
22 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Gateshead
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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)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.32036%
Overall absence
8.33333%
Persistent absence
192
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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