Front Street Community Primary School
North View, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 4AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Gladstone
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 413
- URN
- 108350
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914881941
About this school
Front Street Community Primary School is a community primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 413 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 57 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 75% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 12% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 80% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 85% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 83% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Front 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 | 75% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 408 |
| 2023/24 | 410 |
| 2024/25 | 414 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Front Street Community Primary School compares
Front Street Community Primary School ranked 9th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 3.7% | 15% | 413 | — |
| Swalwell Primary School | 54% | 8.1% | 56.4% | 141 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham | 90% | 2.9% | 6.4% | 189 | 0.5 miles |
| Fellside Community Primary School | 90% | 3.1% | 7% | 235 | 0.6 miles |
| Washingwell Community Primary School | 57% | 4.3% | 20.4% | 181 | 0.8 miles |
| Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School | 80% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 210 | 0.9 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)
- 14.96%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.66%
- Persistent absence
- 5.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Swalwell Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Fellside Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Washingwell Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Front Street Community Primary School ranks 12th of the 94 ranked primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Amberley Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primary
- Archibald First School Primary
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy Primary
- Backworth Park Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Primary School Primary
- Belsay Primary School Primary
- Benton Dene Primary School Primary
- Benton Park Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Front Street Community Primary School teach?
- Front Street Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Front Street Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Front Street Community Primary School is Mrs Helen Gladstone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Front Street Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Front 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 big is Front Street Community Primary School?
- Front Street Community Primary School has 413 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Front Street Community Primary School full?
- Front Street Community Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 413 on roll (88%), 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 Front Street Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Front Street Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Front Street Community Primary School a selective school?
- No. Front Street Community Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Front Street Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Front Street Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Front Street Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Front Street Community Primary School rank locally?
- Front Street Community Primary School ranked 9th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Front Street Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Front Street Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Front Street Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Front 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.