Parkhead Community Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Blaydon-on-Tyne.

Summary of the comparison

Parkhead Community Primary School and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon are primary schools in Blaydon-on-Tyne.

  • Parkhead Community Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon is ahead on our composite score.

  • Parkhead Community Primary School was judged Good and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 40.0% for Parkhead Community Primary School and 66.0% for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Parkhead Community Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 40.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon (63.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Parkhead Community Primary School versus St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Blaydon-on-TyneParkhead Community Primary SchoolBlaydon-on-TyneSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BlaydonEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking58th of 66 in Gateshead 35th of 66 in Gateshead Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll303 218
Capacity406 210
LocationBlaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 6LT Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard40.0% 66.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 9.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score99.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score98.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census303 218
Free school meals (ever 6)46.5% 17.6%
English as an additional language9.6% 6.4%
SEN support16.5% 13.3%
SEN with an EHC plan4.0% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.6% 3.3% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Parkhead Community Primary School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

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