Brighton Avenue Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 15 2014 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
108368
Address
Brighton Road, NE8 1XS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
362 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.3%
Girls
49.7%
First language not English
40.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.2%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
25.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 48.3%
African 9.9%
Other White 9.7%
Other 9.7%
Other Black 4.1%
Chinese 4.1%
Indian 3.3%
Mixed 3.1%
Other Asian 3%
Pakistani 2.5%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.6
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage1.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 74%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 14%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Brighton Avenue Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
53
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
50
2nd preference
41
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
50
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
5
3
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
18
8
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
6
3
3
Reception, Full-time
51
27
24
Year 1
47
24
23
Year 2
50
24
26
Year 3
48
25
23
Year 4
45
23
22
Year 5
42
17
25
Year 6
46
26
20
Year 2023-2024

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