Birtley East Community Primary School

State-Funded School

birtley-east-community-primary-school-gateshead-north-east

North EastRegion

GatesheadLocal Authority

Washington and Gateshead SouthConstituency

DH3 1QQPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Birtley East Community Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Gateshead, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 189 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

189

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 189
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
24 Jul 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.