Rowlands Gill Community Primary School
Dominines Close, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2PP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Lindsey Clarke
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 131081
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01207549359
About this school
Rowlands Gill Community Primary School is a community primary school in Rowlands Gill. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 204 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. 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
- 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 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 52% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 67% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 64% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 64% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 Rowlands Gill 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 | 34% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rowlands Gill Community Primary School compares
Rowlands Gill Community Primary School ranked 56th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 3.3% | 20.5% | 204 | — |
| Highfield Community Primary School | 57% | 5.4% | 56.2% | 112 | 0.8 miles |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield | 80% | 3.2% | 26.8% | 81 | 0.8 miles |
| Burnopfield Primary School | 78% | 4.3% | 19.9% | 351 | 1.5 miles |
| High Spen Primary School | 71% | 5.2% | 27.2% | 172 | 1.7 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor | 74% | 3.9% | 10.2% | 187 | 1.7 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)
- 20.45%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.32%
- Persistent absence
- 5.73%
Location
Nearby schools
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Highfield Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Rowlands Gill
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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield0.8 miles
Primary · Rowlands Gill
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Burnopfield Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
High Spen Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Rowlands Gill
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor1.7 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Rowlands Gill
Common questions
- What year groups does Rowlands Gill Community Primary School teach?
- Rowlands Gill Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rowlands Gill.
- Who is the head teacher of Rowlands Gill Community Primary School?
- The head teacher of Rowlands Gill Community Primary School is Mrs Lindsey Clarke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rowlands Gill Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rowlands Gill 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 Rowlands Gill Community Primary School?
- Rowlands Gill Community Primary School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rowlands Gill Community Primary School full?
- Rowlands Gill Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 204 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 Rowlands Gill Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rowlands Gill Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rowlands Gill Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rowlands Gill Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Rowlands Gill Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Rowlands Gill Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Rowlands Gill Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 34% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rowlands Gill Community Primary School rank locally?
- Rowlands Gill Community Primary School ranked 56th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rowlands Gill Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Rowlands Gill Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rowlands Gill Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rowlands Gill 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 30 June 2026.