Brandling Primary School
Primary schoolBrandling Primary School is a primary school in Gateshead, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 217 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 26 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 70% of pupils at Brandling Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Gateshead and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Gateshead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Ateres Girls High SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file520 m
- Falla Park Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- The Drive Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, GatesheadPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
- Bede Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 m
- XP GatesheadSecondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 48.4 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Gateshead
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).