Fellgate Primary School
Oxford Way, Durham Drive, Jarrow, NE32 4XA
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Fellgate Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julia Tones
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 140
- URN
- 108706
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
About this school
Fellgate Primary School was a community primary school in Jarrow. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 140 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Fellgate Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 35 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 40% | 47% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% | 33% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 34% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - |
| Maths progress | -5.60 | - |
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 Fellgate 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 | South Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 31% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 27% | 59.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 165 |
| 2023/24 | 140 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fellgate Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.9% | 43.6% | 140 | — |
| Fellgate Primary School | 54% | 6.8% | 44.2% | 130 | 0.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow | 50% | 4.8% | 19.5% | 230 | 0.2 miles |
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow | 48% | 4.3% | 12.5% | 209 | 0.5 miles |
| Hedworthfield Primary School | 60% | 5.3% | 56% | 208 | 0.5 miles |
| Hedworth Lane Primary School | 76% | 4.7% | 27.1% | 290 | 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.6%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 8.9%
- Persistent absence
- 27.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fellgate Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Jarrow
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow0.2 miles
Primary · Jarrow
-
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow0.5 miles
Primary · Jarrow
-
Hedworthfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Jarrow
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Hedworth Lane Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Boldon Colliery
Other schools in Jarrow
- Bede Burn Primary School Primary
- Dunn Street Primary School Primary
- Fellgate Primary School Primary
- Hedworthfield Primary School Primary
- Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School Primary
- Simonside Primary School Primary
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- Valley View Primary School Primary
- Clervaux Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Fellgate Primary School teach?
- Fellgate Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Jarrow.
- Has Fellgate Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Fellgate Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Fellgate Primary School?
- Fellgate Primary School had 140 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Fellgate 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 27% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Fellgate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fellgate 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 31 August 2024.