Brighton Avenue 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 🔒
Brighton Avenue Primary School is a primary school in Gateshead for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Gateshead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Brighton Avenue 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, 80% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Gateshead.
- Its last graded Ofsted outcome was Outstanding, in October 2014; the February 2025 inspection did not give a grade.
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 55 of the 62 other Gateshead primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 55 first-choice applications for 59 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
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
- Brighton Road, Gateshead, NE8 1XS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Gateshead
- Pupils on roll
- 404 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “From the moment they arrive, pupils thrive in this happy school.”
- “Whatever their background or culture, they value each other and achieve very well.”
- “Pupils make a big contribution to this success.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 March 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) | 80% | 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: 55 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 55 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.
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kelvin Grove Community Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Aidan's Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Caedmon Community Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- South Street Community Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published