Ryton Junior School
Community school · Primary
Ryton · NE40 3AF · Gateshead
Ages 7–11
Status: Open
0.1 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 108352
Ryton Community Infant School
Community school · Ryton · NE40 3AF
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 2–7
Pupils
121
Local authority
Gateshead
Age range
Ages 2–7
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–7, in Ryton, Gateshead, 121 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 34%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Community school · Primary
Ryton · NE40 4ND · Gateshead
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
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St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook
Academy converter · Primary
Ryton · NE40 4UN · Gateshead
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Crookhill Community Primary School
Community school · Primary
Ryton · NE40 3ES · Gateshead
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Greenside Primary School
Community school · Primary
Ryton · NE40 4AX · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
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St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
Academy converter · Primary
Blaydon-on-Tyne · NE21 4NE · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
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Wylam First School
Academy converter · Primary
Wylam · NE41 8EH · Northumberland
Ages 3–9
Status: Open
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Newburn Manor Primary School
Academy converter · Primary
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Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Overview
- School type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 108352
Location
- Address
- Main Road
- Postcode
- NE40 3AF
- Town
- Ryton
- County
- Tyne and Wear
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- District
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 121
- Boys / girls
- 57 / 64
- School capacity
- 200
- Capacity fill
- 121 / 200 (61%)
- Free school meals
- 34%
- FSM pupils
- 32
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Ashcroft
- Telephone
- 01914132776
Official links
Ofsted information
Inspection data is separate from GIAS establishment records.
- Unknown date — School remains Good (Report)