Laygate Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 17 2023 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
- South Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 108672
- Address
- Laygate Lane, NE33 4JJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 235 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 43%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 59.6%
- Persistent absence
- 13.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.7%
White British 32.3%
Mixed 17.9%
Other 15.7%
Bangladeshi 12.8%
African 7.2%
Other White 5.5%
Pakistani 3.8%
Unclassified 3%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingAverage-1
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 78%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Laygate Community School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 22
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 3 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 15 7 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 3 2 1 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 20 9 |
| Year 1 | 29 16 13 |
| Year 2 | 27 8 19 |
| Year 3 | 29 12 17 |
| Year 4 | 30 18 12 |
| Year 5 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 6 | 35 12 23 |