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Falla Park Community Primary School

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

personMiss Vanessa Carr

location_onGateshead, NE10 9HP

phone 1914334011

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

204

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Falla Park Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Gateshead, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Falla Park Community Primary School is a community school in Gateshead, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 231 pupils on roll, of whom 59% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #13 of 62 primaries in Gateshead and #2,558 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. 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

67%

LA 64%

Reading88% LA 75%

Writing71% LA 72%

Maths79% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading70% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading88% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA 0.6

1.2 to 6.0

0.2

Write

LA -0.2

-2.1 to 2.5

1.5

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.8 to 3.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading78% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 1.0

-2.9 to 2.2

0.5

Write

LA 0.3

-1.8 to 2.9

1.6

Maths

LA 0.9

-0.6 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 69%

Reading90% LA 78%

Writing79% LA 80%

Maths90% LA 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 1.5

0.4 to 4.8

Write

LA 0.5

-1.1 to 3.1

3.2

Maths

LA 1.2

1.2 to 5.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 May 2025

Inspection Report

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24 April 2019

Inspection Report

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27 November 2017

Inspection Report

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26 January 2017

Inspection Report

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20 September 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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21 June 2007

Inspection Report

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18 November 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-04-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-11-27

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-01-26

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2011-09-20

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Outstanding

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 231 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)	231	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	247	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	226	5	2.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	237	1	0.4%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	230	2	0.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	258	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	261	2	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	247	3	1.2%	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 27 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 20 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils