High Spen Primary School

State-Funded School

high-spen-primary-school-gateshead-north-east

North EastRegion

GatesheadLocal Authority

Blaydon and ConsettConstituency

NE39 2BQPostcode

6.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

High Spen Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Gateshead, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 172 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

94%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

172

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 172
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 23 June 2022. 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
16 Mar 2012	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.