The Drive Community Primary School

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

GatesheadLocal Authority

Jarrow and Gateshead EastConstituency

NE10 0PYPostcode

3.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Drive Community 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 213 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 54%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

213

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

45%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 213
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 Dec 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 Dec 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.