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
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 150648
St Aidan's Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Gateshead · NE8 2HQ
Ages 3–11 · 213 pupils · Gateshead
Ofsted
Good
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-05-25
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill102%
213 pupils · 208 places
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- Boys / girls
- 102 / 111
- School capacity
- 208
- Capacity fill
- 213 / 208 (102%)
- Free school meals
- 51.5%
- FSM pupils
- 101
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Durham
- Governance
- Academy trust: DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cheryl Lain
Location
- Address
- Derwentwater Road
- Postcode
- NE8 2HQ
- Town
- Gateshead
- County
- Tyne and Wear
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- District
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Gateshead, Gateshead, 213 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 51.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Durham.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Primary
Gateshead · NE8 4QL · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
- KS277%
- Absence3.6%
- FSM18.4%
- Demand0.90
0.6 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
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
Caedmon Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Gateshead · NE8 4LH · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
- KS270%
- Absence4.1%
- FSM40.0%
- Demand1.33
0.7 miles away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Gateshead · NE8 1LR · Gateshead
Ages 4–11
- KS252%
- Absence5.0%
- FSM40.8%
- Demand0.89
0.8 miles away
Riverside Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Gateshead · NE11 9DX · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
- KS273%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM28.9%
- Demand0.97
0.9 miles away
South Street Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Gateshead · NE8 4BB · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
- KS275%
- Absence6.3%
- FSM51.5%
- Demand0.83
1.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cheryl Lain
- Telephone
- 01914772690