High Spen Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 22 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
- 184 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.9%
- Girls
- 45.1%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.3%
- Persistent absence
- 9.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.1%
White British 88%
Other White 3.8%
Mixed 3.2%
Unclassified 2.2%
African 1.1%
Other 1.1%
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 67%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
High Spen Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 24
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 8 5 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 6 4 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 14 8 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 21 11 10 |
| Year 1 | 21 13 8 |
| Year 2 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 3 | 20 14 6 |
| Year 4 | 26 11 15 |
| Year 5 | 19 13 6 |
| Year 6 | 15 6 9 |