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Cheviot Primary School

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

personMr Lee Gallon

corporate_fareSMART MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4EB

language Visit Website phone 1912869324

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

229

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Expected Standard

66%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Cheviot Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 46% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cheviot Primary School is an academy converter in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of SMART MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 203 pupils on roll, of whom 76% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #29 of 63 primaries in Newcastle upon Tyne and #3,887 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 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

66%

LA 63%

Reading72% LA 75%

Writing69% LA 71%

Maths69% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading55% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.1

-5.1 to -0.5

2.5

Write

LA 0.4

0.3 to 4.7

-2.0

Maths

LA -0.1

-4.1 to 0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading89% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 1.5

-0.9 to 3.8

3.5

Write

LA 1.5

1.3 to 5.6

2.1

Maths

LA 1.6

0.1 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 68%

Reading80% LA 77%

Writing92% LA 78%

Maths88% LA 78%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA 1.5

0.5 to 5.1

4.3

Write

LA 1.3

2.1 to 6.5

3.3

Maths

LA 1.6

1.2 to 5.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 May 2022

Inspection Report

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01 December 2020

Inspection Report

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10 May 2019

Inspection Report

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10 November 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-05-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2019-05-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-12-03

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-11-23

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 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 203 pupils. During this period, there were 1 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)	203	1	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	208	2	1.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	229	3	1.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	239	3	1.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	235	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	251	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	244	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	246	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	255	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	255	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	249	3	1.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	253	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	251	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	245	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	255	2	0.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	250	3	1.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	250	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.4%

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 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils