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Roman Road Primary School

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

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location_onGateshead, NE10 8SA

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

230

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Roman Road Primary School is a Community school primary school in Gateshead, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Roman Road Primary School is a community school in Gateshead, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 224 pupils on roll, of whom 48% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #43 of 62 primaries in Gateshead and #8,543 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 64%

Reading75% LA 75%

Writing68% LA 72%

Maths61% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading66% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths62% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading93% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.6

-3.5 to 1.4

-1.1

Write

LA -0.2

-3.4 to 1.3

-1.7

Maths

LA 0.1

-3.9 to 0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

100%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading100% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing100% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.6

Read

LA 1.0

1.3 to 8.0

4.0

Write

LA 0.3

0.9 to 7.1

3.4

Maths

LA 0.9

0.4 to 6.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 69%

Reading96% LA 78%

Writing96% LA 80%

Maths89% LA 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.6

Read

LA 1.5

2.4 to 6.8

4.7

Write

LA 0.5

2.6 to 6.8

1.9

Maths

LA 1.2

-0.1 to 3.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 March 2023

Inspection Report

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05 July 2022

Inspection Report

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29 June 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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19 January 2011

Inspection Report

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13 February 2008

Inspection Report

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20 September 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-03-13

Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2022-07-05

Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools EIF

Inadequate

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

2016-06-29

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-01-19

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

1.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(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 224 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	224	4	1.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	221	8	3.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	232	1	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	220	5	2.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	216	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	227	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	230	2	0.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	222	2	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	232	2	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	231	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	225	1	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	220	1	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	189	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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 47 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Roman Road 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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