Larkspur Community Primary SchoolGlynwood Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Gateshead.

Summary of the comparison

Larkspur Community Primary School and Glynwood Community Primary School are primary schools in Gateshead.

  • Larkspur Community Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Glynwood Community Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Glynwood Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Larkspur Community Primary School was judged in need of attention and Glynwood Community Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 42.0% for Larkspur Community Primary School and 56.0% for Glynwood Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Larkspur Community Primary School (43.0% in 2022-23, 42.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Glynwood Community Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Larkspur Community Primary School versus Glynwood Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GatesheadLarkspur Community Primary SchoolGatesheadGlynwood Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF39/100D49/100Stronger figure
Local ranking61st of 66 in Gateshead 53rd of 66 in Gateshead Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll157 429
Capacity203 480
LocationGateshead, NE9 6SS Gateshead, NE9 5SY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard42.0% 56.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 5.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census157 429
Free school meals (ever 6)71.5% 31.4%
English as an additional language28.0% 11.2%
SEN support43.3% 14.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.2% Stronger figure6.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence16.0% Stronger figure21.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Larkspur Community Primary School

Glynwood Community Primary School

Full profiles: Larkspur Community Primary School · Glynwood Community Primary School