Clover Hill Community Primary School

About Clover Hill Community Primary School

Clover Hill Community Primary School is a state primary in Gateshead that runs very close to full capacity, with 208 pupils on roll against a published capacity of 210. The school’s intake is notably less disadvantaged than the local average: just 8.7 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a national primary average that typically sits around 23 per cent. That relative affluence may partly explain the fierce demand for places. For the 2025/26 reception intake, the school offered 26 places and received 88 applications in total, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.38. Twenty-one of those applications were first-preference choices, and all 21 first-preference families were offered a place. The school is clearly a popular first choice among local parents, and the gap between total applications and available places suggests many families are listing it as a lower preference too.

Academically, Clover Hill punches well above its weight. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — far higher than the Gateshead local authority average of 64 per cent. That result places the school second out of 61 primaries in the borough, putting it in the top five per cent locally and the top three per cent nationally. The school’s average scaled scores were 109 in reading and 110 in maths, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. At the higher standard, 12 per cent of pupils achieved that level across all three subjects, with maths particularly strong: 48 per cent of pupils reached the higher standard in maths alone. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2022, rated overall effectiveness as Good, with Outstanding grades for early years provision and for behaviour and attitudes.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for a primary of its size, including a library, art studios, a sports hall, a gymnasium and playing fields. Sport provision covers netball, gymnastics, dance, rounders, athletics, football and swimming, while clubs include drama, choir, chess, eco club and coding. The SEND register is broad, with support for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional challenges, and hearing or visual impairments. The school is non-denominational and has no nursery or sixth form. Given its strong academic record and high local demand, Clover Hill is likely to suit families who place a premium on solid core outcomes and a well-behaved, orderly environment, but who are prepared to navigate a competitive admissions process.

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