St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Gateshead · NE8 2HQ · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
- FSM51.5%
0.1 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains OutstandingURN 133397
Eslington Primary School
Community special school · Gateshead · NE8 2EP
Ages 5–11 · 78 pupils · Gateshead
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
KS2 expected (RWM)
6%
Overall absence
6.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Outstanding
Inspection date
2022-10-02
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)6%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 97.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 92.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 95.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.2%
Unauthorised1.9%
- Authorised absence
- 4.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 74
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill111%
78 pupils · 70 places
- Pupils on roll
- 78
- Boys / girls
- 63 / 15
- School capacity
- 70
- Capacity fill
- 78 / 70 (111%)
- Free school meals
- 70.5%
- FSM pupils
- 55
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 5–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Richards
Location
- Address
- Hazel Road
- Postcode
- NE8 2EP
- Town
- Gateshead
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- District
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 5–11, in Gateshead, Gateshead, 78 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 70.5%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Bensham Grove Nursery School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Gateshead · NE8 2XD · Gateshead
Ages 0–5
- FSM0.0%
0.2 miles away
Brighton Avenue Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Gateshead · NE8 1XS · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
- KS281%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM36.5%
- Demand0.98
0.3 miles away
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Primary
Gateshead · NE8 4QL · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
- KS277%
- Absence3.6%
- FSM18.4%
- Demand0.90
0.5 miles away
St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Gateshead · NE8 2QU · Gateshead
Ages 4–11
- KS286%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM31.8%
- Demand1.00
0.6 miles away
Kelvin Grove Community Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardCommunity school · Primary
Gateshead · NE8 4UN · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
- KS263%
- Absence8.3%
- FSM49.8%
- Demand0.97
0.6 miles away
Other independent school
Gateshead · NE8 1HG · Gateshead
Ages 10–16
- Att819.2
- EM5+33%
0.6 miles away
Other independent school
Gateshead · NE8 1RB · Gateshead
Ages 2–5
0.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Richards
- Telephone
- 01914334131