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Front Street Community Primary School

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

personMrs Helen Gladstone

location_onNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 4AY

language Visit Website phone 1914881941

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2017

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Students

408

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Expected Standard

82%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Front Street Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 9% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Front Street Community Primary School is a community school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 414 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #2 of 62 primaries in Gateshead and #118 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

82%

LA 64%

Reading87% LA 75%

Writing90% LA 72%

Maths95% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading80% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading82% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.6

-0.3 to 3.0

1.6

Write

LA -0.2

0.0 to 3.1

0.2

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.3 to 1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading90% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing95% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths95% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA 1.0

-0.6 to 2.5

4.0

Write

LA 0.3

2.5 to 5.4

2.4

Maths

LA 0.9

1.1 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 69%

Reading87% LA 78%

Writing92% LA 80%

Maths90% LA 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 1.5

0.3 to 3.3

2.6

Write

LA 0.5

1.1 to 4.1

2.7

Maths

LA 1.2

1.3 to 4.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 October 2023

Inspection Report

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03 November 2020

Inspection Report

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18 January 2017

Inspection Report

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21 November 2012

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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03 March 2008

Inspection Report

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24 November 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-01-18

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2012-11-21

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 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 414 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, 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)	414	2	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	407	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	412	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	410	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	411	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	410	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	408	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	405	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	431	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	433	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	422	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	430	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	432	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	426	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	430	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	430	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	423	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	452	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	450	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	439	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	452	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	455	1	0.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	446	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	449	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	447	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	440	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 17 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils