Brandling Primary School
Mulberry Street, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Aimi Clennell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 108359
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914334079
About this school
Brandling Primary School is a community primary school in Gateshead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 217 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brandling 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 23 | 24 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 42% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 58% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 50% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 58% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Brandling 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 | 70% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brandling Primary School compares
Brandling Primary School ranked 28th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.3% | 50.3% | 217 | — |
| Falla Park Community Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 58.8% | 222 | 0.4 miles |
| The Drive Community Primary School | 55% | 6.4% | 56.7% | 213 | 0.5 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead | 39% | 4.9% | 39.9% | 156 | 0.6 miles |
| Bede Community Primary School | 56% | 3.9% | 48.1% | 204 | 0.6 miles |
| Carr Hill Community Primary School | 69% | 5.2% | 63.6% | 308 | 0.8 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)
- 50.25%
- English as an additional language
- 24.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.25%
- Persistent absence
- 12.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Falla Park Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Gateshead
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The Drive Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gateshead
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
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Bede Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Carr Hill Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Gateshead
Other schools in Gateshead
Brandling Primary School ranks 11th of the 35 ranked primary schools in Gateshead.
- Bede Community Primary School Primary
- Bill Quay 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
- Kells Lane Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brandling Primary School teach?
- Brandling Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gateshead.
- Who is the headteacher of Brandling Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brandling Primary School is Mrs Aimi Clennell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brandling Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brandling 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 Brandling Primary School?
- Brandling Primary School has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Brandling Primary School full?
- Brandling Primary School has capacity for 250 pupils and 217 on roll (87%), 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 Brandling Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brandling Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brandling Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brandling Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Brandling Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brandling Primary School compare with other schools in Gateshead?
- Brandling Primary School ranked 28th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brandling Primary School's absence rate?
- Brandling 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 Brandling Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brandling 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.