Kells Lane Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Gateshead
Kells Lane Primary School is a primary school in Gateshead for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 June 2022. Gateshead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Kells Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5HX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Gateshead
- Pupils on roll
- 453 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at Kells Lane Primary School.”
- “They have high expectations for pupils to achieve academically and socially.”
- “There are caring relationships throughout the school.”
To improve
- “However, some leaders do not have a clear understanding of how their subject is planned and taught in the early years.”
- “However, the school’s end-of-unit assessments do not precisely judge the knowledge pupils have been taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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) | 62% | 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: 64 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 57 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.
- Glynwood Community Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oakfield Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Oakfield Infant School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Carr Hill Community Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Larkspur Community Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Harlow Green Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Kelvin Grove Community Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published