Ravensworth Terrace Primary SchoolPortobello Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chester le Street.

Summary of the comparison

Ravensworth Terrace Primary School and Portobello Primary School are primary schools in Chester le Street.

  • Ravensworth Terrace Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Portobello Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ravensworth Terrace Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ravensworth Terrace Primary School was judged Good and Portobello Primary School 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 60.0% for Ravensworth Terrace Primary School and 71.0% for Portobello Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Ravensworth Terrace Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Portobello Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ravensworth Terrace Primary School versus Portobello Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Chester le StreetRavensworth Terrace Primary SchoolChester le StreetPortobello Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking25th of 66 in Gateshead Stronger figure48th of 66 in Gateshead
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll382 188
Capacity420 189
LocationChester le Street, DH3 1AY Chester le Street, DH3 2LY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard60.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census382 188
Free school meals (ever 6)22.8% 18.1%
English as an additional language7.1% 5.3%
SEN support17.0% 13.8%
SEN with an EHC plan0.8% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.1% Stronger figure12.8% 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.

Ravensworth Terrace Primary School

Portobello Primary School

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