High Spen Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 23 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Unique reference
- 108340
- Address
- Hugar Road, High Spen, NE39 2BQ
- Website
- highspenprimary.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 192 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.9%
White British 88%
Other White 3.1%
Mixed 2.6%
African 2.6%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average4.1
WritingAverage0.4
MathsWell above average3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 68%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
High Spen Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 21
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 8 4 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 6 3 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 11 7 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 21 13 8 |
| Year 1 | 27 12 15 |
| Year 2 | 19 14 5 |
| Year 3 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 4 | 21 12 9 |
| Year 5 | 16 6 10 |
| Year 6 | 29 11 18 |