South Street Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Gateshead
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Gateshead Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
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.
South Street Community Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 76% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Gateshead.
- None of its pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25: 0% (England 8%).
- Reception in 2026 had 26 first-choice applications for 29 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Some 45.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 40.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gateshead.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gateshead schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cramer Street, Deckham, Gateshead, NE8 4BB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- 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.
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