Falla Park Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Gateshead
Falla Park Community Primary School is a primary school in Gateshead for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 8 May 2025. Gateshead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Falla Park Road, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 9HP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Gateshead
- Pupils on roll
- 222 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 8 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Falla Park are welcoming, friendly and inquisitive.”
- “Cheerful smiles abound throughout the school.”
- “Pupils’ happiness reflects the nurturing and inclusive nature of the school, where pupils from a diverse range of backgrounds co-exist in friendship and harmony.”
To improve
- “However, some younger pupils have difficulty in applying their phonics knowledge to their own spelling.”
- “Their errors in spelling are not consistently picked up and addressed.”
- “This impacts on the quality of their work.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 June 2025 (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) | 67% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 21 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.
- Brandling Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Carr Hill Community Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Windy Nook Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Drive Community Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bede Community Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- South Street Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published