Birtley East Community Primary School
Highfield, Birtley, DH3 1QQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Anna Miles
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 308
- Pupils on roll
- 189
- URN
- 108337
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914102551
About this school
Birtley East Community Primary School is a community primary school in Birtley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 189 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Birtley East 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 28 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 57% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 68% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 82% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 82% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Birtley East 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 | 67% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 199 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Birtley East Community Primary School compares
Birtley East Community Primary School ranked 43rd of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.9% | 42% | 189 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley | — | 3.7% | 27.3% | 68 | 0.5 miles |
| Ravensworth Terrace Primary School | 60% | 4.6% | 22.8% | 362 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley | 76% | 3.6% | 30.9% | 105 | 0.9 miles |
| Blackfell Primary School | 80% | 4.9% | 35.3% | 142 | 1.1 miles |
| Springwell Village Primary School | 66% | 4.4% | 13.8% | 207 | 1.2 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)
- 42.01%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.93%
- Persistent absence
- 18.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley0.5 miles
Primary · Chester le Street
-
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chester le Street
-
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley0.9 miles
Primary · Chester le Street
-
Blackfell Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Washington
-
Springwell Village Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Gateshead
Common questions
- What ages does Birtley East Community Primary School teach?
- Birtley East Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birtley.
- Who is the headteacher of Birtley East Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Birtley East Community Primary School is Miss Anna Miles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Birtley East Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birtley East 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 Birtley East Community Primary School?
- Birtley East Community Primary School has 189 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Birtley East Community Primary School full?
- Birtley East Community Primary School has capacity for 308 pupils and 189 on roll (61%), 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 Birtley East Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Birtley East Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Birtley East Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Birtley East Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Birtley East Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Birtley East Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Birtley East Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Birtley East Community Primary School compare with other schools in Gateshead?
- Birtley East Community Primary School ranked 43rd of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Birtley East Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Birtley East Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Birtley East Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birtley East 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.