Portobello Primary School

State-Funded School

portobello-primary-school-gateshead-north-east

North EastRegion

GatesheadLocal Authority

Washington and Gateshead SouthConstituency

DH3 2LYPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Portobello Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Gateshead, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 182 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 75%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

<1%

Pupils

182

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

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: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 182
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

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 26 October 2023. 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
20 Mar 2014	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.