Larkspur Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
Larkspur Community Primary School is a primary school in Gateshead for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. Gateshead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Larkspur 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
- 42% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Gateshead.
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place; 55 of the 62 other Gateshead primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome did the same.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 58.4% of pupils, against a middle figure of 28.8% 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
- Beacon Lough East, Larkspur Primary School, Gateshead, NE9 6SS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Gateshead
- Pupils on roll
- 154 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “At the heart of Larkspur Primary School are strong relationships between staff and pupils.”
- “Staff know pupils and families well they focus on supporting pupils’ emotional needs.”
- “Pupils are safe in school, have trusted adults and everyone is valued and included.”
To improve
- “In some areas, including in the early years, these high expectations are not realised.”
- “Pupils’ achievement does not match the school’s intentions.”
- “There is work to do to ensure that all pupils have the breadth, and depth, of knowledge they need to be ready for the next stage of their education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 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) | 42% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 20 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.
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fell Dyke Community Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Glynwood Community Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Windy Nook Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kells Lane Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Carr Hill Community Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Harlow Green Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published