Crookhill Community Primary School
Hexham Old Road, Ryton, NE40 3ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Kristine McCormack
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 108366
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914334066
About this school
Crookhill Community Primary School is a community primary school in Ryton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 186 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 October 2022, 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.
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 | 23 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 65% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 78% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 83% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 78% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Crookhill 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 | 73% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 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 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 181 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crookhill Community Primary School compares
Crookhill Community Primary School ranked 26th 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 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.9% | 32.8% | 186 | — |
| St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon | 90% | 2.8% | 6.6% | 234 | 0.5 miles |
| Newburn Manor Primary School | 86% | 4.9% | 45.3% | 204 | 1.1 miles |
| Ryton Community Infant School | — | 6.7% | 37.2% | 121 | 1.1 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon | 66% | 3.4% | 17.6% | 226 | 1.2 miles |
| Ryton Junior School | 80% | 5.9% | 34.7% | 133 | 1.3 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)
- 32.81%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 10.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon0.5 miles
Primary · Blaydon-on-Tyne
-
Newburn Manor Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne
-
Ryton Community Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Ryton
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon1.2 miles
Primary · Blaydon-on-Tyne
-
Ryton Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Ryton
Other schools in Ryton
Crookhill Community Primary School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Ryton.
- Emmaville Primary School Primary
- Greenside Primary School Primary
- Ryton Community Infant School Primary
- Ryton Junior School Primary
- St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook Primary
- Thorp Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Crookhill Community Primary School teach?
- Crookhill Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ryton.
- Who is the headteacher of Crookhill Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Crookhill Community Primary School is Miss Kristine McCormack, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Crookhill Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crookhill 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 Crookhill Community Primary School?
- Crookhill Community Primary School has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Crookhill Community Primary School full?
- Crookhill Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 186 on roll (89%), 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 Crookhill Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Crookhill Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crookhill Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Crookhill Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Crookhill Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% 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 Crookhill Community Primary School rank locally?
- Crookhill Community Primary School ranked 26th 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 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Crookhill Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Crookhill Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crookhill Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crookhill 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.