Ryton Community Infant School
Main Road, Ryton, NE40 3AF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Ashcroft
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 121
- URN
- 108352
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914132776
About this school
Ryton Community Infant School is a community primary school in Ryton. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 121 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ryton Community Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 19 April 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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.
Trends over time
How Ryton Community Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 130 |
| 2023/24 | 119 |
| 2024/25 | 142 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ryton Community Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.7% | 37.2% | 121 | — |
| Ryton Junior School | 80% | 5.9% | 34.7% | 133 | 0.1 miles |
| Emmaville Primary School | 75% | 4% | 10.7% | 442 | 0.5 miles |
| St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook | 82% | 3% | 3.8% | 189 | 0.7 miles |
| Crookhill Community Primary School | 70% | 4.9% | 32.8% | 186 | 1.1 miles |
| Greenside Primary School | 83% | 4.4% | 27.5% | 172 | 1.4 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)
- 37.21%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.69%
- Persistent absence
- 17.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ryton Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Ryton
-
Emmaville Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ryton
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St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook0.7 miles
Primary · Ryton
-
Crookhill Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ryton
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Greenside Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Ryton
Other schools in Ryton
- Crookhill Community Primary School Primary
- Emmaville Primary School Primary
- Greenside Primary School Primary
- Ryton Junior School Primary
- St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook Primary
- Thorp Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Ryton Community Infant School teach?
- Ryton Community Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Ryton.
- Who is the headteacher of Ryton Community Infant School?
- The headteacher of Ryton Community Infant School is Mrs Deborah Ashcroft, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ryton Community Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ryton Community Infant 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 Ryton Community Infant School?
- Ryton Community Infant School has 121 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Ryton Community Infant School full?
- Ryton Community Infant School has capacity for 200 pupils and 121 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 Ryton Community Infant School a faith school?
- No. Ryton Community Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ryton Community Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ryton Community Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Ryton Community Infant School's absence rate?
- Ryton Community Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Ryton Community Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ryton Community Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.