Laygate Community School
Primary schoolLaygate Community School is a primary school in South Tyneside, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 227 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, May 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 18 May 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, 65% of pupils at Laygate Community School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in South Tyneside and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 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- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsPrimary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- Mortimer Community CollegeSecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional)830 m
- Tyne Coast CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file840 m
- Mortimer Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- Stanhope Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Ashley AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Tyneside
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).