The Drive Community Primary School
The Drive, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs R Farren
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 219
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 108361
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914210390
About this school
The Drive Community Primary School is a community primary school in Gateshead. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 213 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. 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 | 26 | 26 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 54% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 46% | 85% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 81% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 62% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 The Drive 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 | 31% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 170 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 215 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Drive Community Primary School compares
The Drive Community Primary School ranked 51st of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 6.4% | 56.7% | 213 | — |
| Brandling Primary School | 70% | 4.3% | 50.3% | 217 | 0.5 miles |
| Falla Park Community Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 58.8% | 222 | 0.6 miles |
| Windy Nook Primary School | 67% | 5.2% | 32.4% | 332 | 0.6 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw | 41% | 4% | 18% | 171 | 0.6 miles |
| Wardley Primary School | 70% | 4.9% | 44% | 292 | 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)
- 56.67%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.41%
- Persistent absence
- 18.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brandling Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Falla Park Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Windy Nook Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Wardley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gateshead
Other schools in Gateshead
The Drive Community Primary School ranks 28th 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 year groups does The Drive Community Primary School teach?
- The Drive Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Gateshead.
- Who is the headteacher of The Drive Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Drive Community Primary School is Mrs R Farren, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Drive Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Drive 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 The Drive Community Primary School?
- The Drive Community Primary School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Drive Community Primary School full?
- The Drive Community Primary School has capacity for 219 pupils and 213 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Drive Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Drive Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Drive Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Drive Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have The Drive Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Drive Community Primary School rank locally?
- The Drive Community Primary School ranked 51st of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Drive Community Primary School's absence rate?
- The Drive Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Drive Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Drive 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.