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Cragside Primary School

Cragside, High Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7EL

Local ranking11th of 72 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 18 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
83.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
12.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
95.0%
Writing (Expected)
84.0%
Maths (Expected)
95.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
93.0%
Reading avg scaled score
110.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
108.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
109.0
Cohort Size
58

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
407
Boys
201 (49%)
Girls
209 (51%)
Capacity
420 (98% full)
SEND
14.7%
FSM Eligible
6.9%
EAL
12.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.5%
SEN Support
13.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
18.9
Budget per Pupil
£6,037/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
9.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 68.7%
  • Asian Other: 7.4%
  • Asian Pakistani: 5.4%
  • Mixed Other: 4.2%
  • White Other: 2.5%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 2.5%
  • Other: 2.5%
  • Asian Indian: 2.0%

68.7%

White British

7.4%

Asian Other

5.4%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
108465
UKPRN
10069387
Establishment No.
2170

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