Parkhead Community Primary School
Park Lane, Winlaton, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 6LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Helen Chard
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 406
- Pupils on roll
- 320
- URN
- 131466
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914335618
About this school
Parkhead Community Primary School is a community primary school in Blaydon-on-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 320 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 | 39 | 50 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 54% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 66% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 58% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 54% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
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 Parkhead 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 | 64% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 324 |
| 2023/24 | 323 |
| 2024/25 | 303 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parkhead Community Primary School compares
Parkhead Community Primary School ranked 61st of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 6.1% | 46.5% | 320 | — |
| West Lane Primary School | 53% | 4.6% | 31.2% | 305 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon | 66% | 3.4% | 17.6% | 226 | 0.7 miles |
| Blaydon West Primary School | 83% | 4.5% | 27.3% | 166 | 0.9 miles |
| Fellside Community Primary School | 90% | 3.1% | 7% | 235 | 1.4 miles |
| St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon | 90% | 2.8% | 6.6% | 234 | 1.4 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)
- 46.47%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.08%
- Persistent absence
- 11.57%
Location
Nearby schools
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West Lane Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Blaydon-on-Tyne
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon0.7 miles
Primary · Blaydon-on-Tyne
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Blaydon West Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Blaydon-on-Tyne
-
Fellside Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon1.4 miles
Primary · Blaydon-on-Tyne
Other schools in Blaydon-on-Tyne
Parkhead Community Primary School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Blaydon-on-Tyne.
Common questions
- What year groups does Parkhead Community Primary School teach?
- Parkhead Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Blaydon-on-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Parkhead Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Parkhead Community Primary School is Headteacher Helen Chard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Parkhead Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkhead 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 Parkhead Community Primary School?
- Parkhead Community Primary School has 320 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Parkhead Community Primary School full?
- Parkhead Community Primary School has capacity for 406 pupils and 320 on roll (79%), 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 Parkhead Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Parkhead Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Parkhead Community Primary School a selective school?
- No. Parkhead Community Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Parkhead Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Parkhead Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Parkhead Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Parkhead Community Primary School rank locally?
- Parkhead Community Primary School ranked 61st of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Parkhead Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Parkhead Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parkhead Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parkhead 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.