South Street Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Gateshead
South Street Community Primary School is a primary school in Gateshead for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 March 2024. Gateshead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cramer Street, Deckham, Gateshead, NE8 4BB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Gateshead
- Pupils on roll
- 232 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils and their families are proud of their school.”
- “Pupils embrace the importance of friendship.”
- “They appreciate the diverse community.”
To improve
- “The impact of the school’s work on the curriculum is not fully realised or embedded.”
- “However, the school’s ambitious curriculum is not implemented consistently well.”
- “Some pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) do not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 76% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 26 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Gateshead published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Gateshead.
- Caedmon Community Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kelvin Grove Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Brighton Avenue Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bede Community Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Carr Hill Community Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published