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Brighton Avenue Primary School

Gateshead, NE8 1XSPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
80%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
0.9×
First choices did not exceed offers made
55 1st-choice / 59 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1374 of 13,686 nationally

About Brighton Avenue Primary School

Brighton Avenue Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Gateshead, North East, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 404 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 420.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (11 Feb 2025). 80% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 55 first-preference applications and 59 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
AddressBrighton Road, Gateshead, Gateshead, NE8 1XS
HeadteacherMrs Joanne Allan
Local AuthorityGateshead
Number of Pupils404
Free School Meals (FSM)34.9%
School Capacity404 / 420 (96% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Feb 2025
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 17 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Brighton Avenue Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.