Kelvin Grove Community Primary School
Kelvin Grove, Gateshead, NE8 4UN
309 pupils · 79% of 390 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Free school meals
- 49.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 31 March 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 48% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 18 | 63 | 21 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 23 | 54 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 37 | 32 | 72 | 33 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 33 | 17 | 52 | 19 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 36 | 27 | 50 | 27 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 36 | 24 | 65 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 32 | 29 | 53 | 29 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 35 | 27 | 58 | 27 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 0.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Brighton Avenue Primary School 0.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Caedmon Community Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- South Street Community Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Aidan's Church of England Primary School 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.