Kelvin Grove Community Primary School
Kelvin Grove, Gateshead, NE8 4UN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jill Thompson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 309
- URN
- 108323
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914774186
About this school
Kelvin Grove Community Primary School is a community primary school in Gateshead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 309 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 51 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 63% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 8% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 51% | 69% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 76% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 80% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kelvin Grove Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gateshead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 378 |
| 2023/24 | 387 |
| 2024/25 | 373 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kelvin Grove Community Primary School compares
Kelvin Grove Community Primary School ranked 57th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 6.3% | 47.4% | 309 | — |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead | 79% | 3.3% | 25% | 230 | 0.0 miles |
| Brighton Avenue Primary School | 80% | 4.8% | 40.3% | 404 | 0.3 miles |
| Caedmon Community Primary School | 74% | 3.6% | 42% | 231 | 0.3 miles |
| South Street Community Primary School | 76% | 4.3% | 55.7% | 232 | 0.6 miles |
| St Aidan's Church of England Primary School | 81% | 4.3% | 45.8% | 213 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.43%
- English as an additional language
- 45.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.32%
- Persistent absence
- 20.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead0.0 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Brighton Avenue Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Caedmon Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
South Street Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
Other schools in Gateshead
Kelvin Grove Community Primary School ranks 31st of the 35 ranked primary schools in Gateshead.
- Bede Community Primary School Primary
- Bill Quay Primary School Primary
- Brandling Primary School Primary
- Brighton Avenue Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Community Primary School Primary
- Carr Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Primary
- Dunston Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Falla Park Community Primary School Primary
- Fell Dyke Community Primary School Primary
- Glynwood Community Primary School Primary
- Harlow Green Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kelvin Grove Community Primary School teach?
- Kelvin Grove Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gateshead.
- Who is the headteacher of Kelvin Grove Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kelvin Grove Community Primary School is Mrs Jill Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kelvin Grove Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kelvin Grove Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Kelvin Grove Community Primary School?
- Kelvin Grove Community Primary School has 309 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kelvin Grove Community Primary School full?
- Kelvin Grove Community Primary School has capacity for 390 pupils and 309 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kelvin Grove Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kelvin Grove Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kelvin Grove Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kelvin Grove Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Kelvin Grove Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kelvin Grove Community Primary School rank locally?
- Kelvin Grove Community Primary School ranked 57th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kelvin Grove Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Kelvin Grove Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kelvin Grove Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kelvin Grove Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.