Eslington Primary School
Hazel Road, Gateshead, NE8 2EP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Richards
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 78
- URN
- 133397
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914334131
About this school
Eslington Primary School is a community special school in Gateshead. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 78 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 July 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 24% | 33% | 11% |
| Expected standard in maths | 18% | 22% | 11% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 12% | 28% | 11% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 97.0 | 95.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 91.0 | 92.0 | 91.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.30 | - | - |
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 Eslington 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 | 6% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62 |
| 2023/24 | 68 |
| 2024/25 | 69 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 78.26%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.84%
- Persistent absence
- 14.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Gateshead
-
Gateshead Jewish Nursery School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Gateshead
-
Haskel School0.7 miles
Special schools · Gateshead
-
Keser Torah Boys' School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Gateshead
-
Keser Girls School0.8 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Gateshead
- Dryden School Special schools
- Furrowfield School Special schools
- Gibside School Special schools
- Haskel School Special schools
- Hill Top School Special schools
- River Tyne Academy Gateshead Academies
- The Cedars Academy Academies
- Bensham Grove Nursery School Nursery
- Bede Community Primary School Primary
- Bill Quay Primary School Primary
- Brandling Primary School Primary
- Brighton Avenue Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Eslington Primary School teach?
- Eslington Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Gateshead.
- Who is the headteacher of Eslington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Eslington Primary School is Mrs Michelle Richards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Eslington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eslington 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 Eslington Primary School?
- Eslington Primary School has 78 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Eslington Primary School full?
- Eslington Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 78 on roll (111%), so it is at or above 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 Eslington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Eslington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Eslington Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Eslington Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Eslington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 6% in 2022/23 and 6% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Eslington Primary School's absence rate?
- Eslington Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eslington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eslington 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.