Brighton Avenue Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Feb 11 2025 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
- 410 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 41.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.6%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.6%
White British 42.4%
African 14.1%
Other 11%
Other White 9.5%
Chinese 4.1%
Indian 3.2%
Pakistani 3.2%
Mixed 2.9%
Other Asian 2.9%
Other Black 2.9%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.6
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage1.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 81%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Brighton Avenue Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 57
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 3 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 17 7 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 11 7 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 53 34 19 |
| Year 1 | 56 30 26 |
| Year 2 | 52 28 24 |
| Year 3 | 59 28 31 |
| Year 4 | 59 28 31 |
| Year 5 | 51 25 26 |
| Year 6 | 47 20 27 |