Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #37 in Gateshead public Top 31% UK

Portobello Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Jayne Humphrey

location_onChester le Street, DH3 2LY

language Visit Website phone 1914104571

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

195

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Portobello Primary School is a Community school primary school in Chester le Street, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Portobello Primary School is a community school in Chester le Street, Gateshead, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 188 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #37 of 62 primaries in Gateshead and #7,058 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 64%

Reading77% LA 75%

Writing74% LA 72%

Maths81% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading79% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading71% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA 0.6

-4.2 to 0.2

-1.0

Write

LA -0.2

-3.2 to 1.1

0.1

Maths

LA 0.1

-2.0 to 2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading63% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA 1.0

-4.8 to -0.4

0.7

Write

LA 0.3

-1.4 to 2.7

3.9

Maths

LA 0.9

2.0 to 5.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 69%

Reading65% LA 78%

Writing87% LA 80%

Maths74% LA 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 1.5

-3.6 to 0.6

0.9

Write

LA 0.5

-1.1 to 2.9

-0.1

Maths

LA 1.2

-2 to 1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 October 2023

Inspection Report

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09 May 2018

Inspection Report

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26 February 2014

Inspection Report

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14 March 2012

Inspection Report

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07 November 2008

Inspection Report

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09 June 2008

Inspection Report

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14 November 2005

Inspection Report

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12 June 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-02-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-03-14

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 188 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	188	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	197	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	197	2	1.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	193	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	199	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	201	7	3.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	202	1	0.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	208	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	211	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Portobello Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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