Front Street Community Primary School
Primary schoolFront Street Community Primary School is a primary school in Gateshead, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 413 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, October 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 26 October 2023
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, 82% of pupils at Front Street Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Gateshead and 62% in England.
10% 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 | 82% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 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- Swalwell Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)500 m
- Whickham SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 50.2 (2025/26, provisional)780 m
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, WhickhamPrimary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- Fellside Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2022. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- Liberty SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1 km
- Washingwell Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 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).