South Street Community Primary School
Cramer Street, Deckham, Gateshead, NE8 4BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Lynne Wales
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 232
- URN
- 108326
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914773993
About this school
South Street Community Primary School is a community primary school in Gateshead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 232 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected South Street Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 75% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 88% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 88% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 88% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.00 | - | - |
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 South Street 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 | 68% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 221 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 226 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Street Community Primary School compares
South Street Community Primary School ranked 18th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 4.3% | 55.7% | 232 | — |
| Caedmon Community Primary School | 74% | 3.6% | 42% | 231 | 0.3 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead | 62% | 4% | 38.8% | 169 | 0.4 miles |
| Kelvin Grove Community Primary School | 48% | 6.3% | 47.4% | 309 | 0.6 miles |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead | 79% | 3.3% | 25% | 230 | 0.6 miles |
| Brighton Avenue Primary School | 80% | 4.8% | 40.3% | 404 | 0.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.72%
- English as an additional language
- 43.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.32%
- Persistent absence
- 8.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Caedmon Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead0.4 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Kelvin Grove Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Brighton Avenue Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gateshead
Other schools in Gateshead
South Street Community Primary School ranks 6th 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 ages does South Street Community Primary School teach?
- South Street Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gateshead.
- Who is the headteacher of South Street Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of South Street Community Primary School is Miss Lynne Wales, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has South Street Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Street 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 many pupils are at South Street Community Primary School?
- South Street Community Primary School has 232 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is South Street Community Primary School full?
- South Street Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 232 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 South Street Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. South Street Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does South Street Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records South Street Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have South Street Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South Street Community Primary School compare with other schools in Gateshead?
- South Street Community Primary School ranked 18th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South Street Community Primary School's absence rate?
- South Street Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Street Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Street 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 29 June 2026.