Portobello Primary School
Tamerton Drive, Chester le Street, DH3 2LY
182 pupils · 96% of 189 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 26 October 2023, published 4 December 2023. 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 | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 30 | 73 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 19 | 64 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 21 | 68 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 28 | 62 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 25 | 25 | 78 | 25 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 25 | 25 | 76 | 25 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 29 | 29 | 59 | 29 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 23 | 79 | 24 |
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
- Barley Mow Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ravensworth Terrace Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Holley Park Academy 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley 1.4 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Rickleton Primary School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.