Caedmon Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Gateshead · NE8 4LH · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
- KS270%
- Absence4.1%
- FSM40.0%
- Demand1.33
0.2 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains OutstandingURN 131213
Gibside School
Community special school · Gateshead · NE8 4DE
Ages 2–11 · 211 pupils · Gateshead
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
KS2 expected (RWM)
0%
Overall absence
7.6%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Outstanding
Inspection date
2022-09-21
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 101.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.1%
Unauthorised0.7%
- Authorised absence
- 6.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 173
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill117%
211 pupils · 180 places
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- Boys / girls
- 156 / 55
- School capacity
- 180
- Capacity fill
- 211 / 180 (117%)
- Free school meals
- 52.1%
- FSM pupils
- 110
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Liz Johnson
Location
- Address
- Shipcote Lane
- Postcode
- NE8 4DE
- 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
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- 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 2–11, in Gateshead, Gateshead, 211 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 52.1%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
South Street Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Gateshead · NE8 4BB · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
- KS275%
- Absence6.3%
- FSM51.5%
- Demand0.83
0.2 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
0.3 miles away
Other independent school
Gateshead · NE8 4EA · Gateshead
Ages 5–11
0.4 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
0.4 miles away
Other independent school
Gateshead · NE8 1HG · Gateshead
Ages 10–16
- Att819.2
- EM5+33%
0.4 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Liz Johnson
- Telephone
- 01914336900