SCHOOL PROFILE

Spring Gardens Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 150331
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 452 Published school capacity
Capacity used 69.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 December 2021
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority North Tyneside
Trust CENTURION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 314 293 full-time · 21 part-time
Female pupils 170 54.1% of pupils
Male pupils 144 45.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.0%
11.2 pts above England
School 36.0%
North Tyneside 26.6%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.0%
13.3 pts below England
School 7.0%
North Tyneside 6.5%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.6%
0.4 pts below England
School 0.6%
North Tyneside 2.4%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
87.3%
274
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
9
Any other White background
2.2%
7
Any other Asian background
1.9%
6
African
1.0%
3
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 28.7% 90 of 314 pupils
7.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.7%
North Tyneside 22.5%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 25.8% 81 pupils
England 14.8% 11.0 pts above
EHC plans 2.9% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 38
Social, emotional & mental health 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Specific learning difficulty 9
No specialist assessment yet 7
Moderate learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

41.0% 19.4 pts below England
School 41.0%
North Tyneside 58.7%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

61.0%

12.8 pts below England

School 61.0%
North Tyneside 72.6%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

55.0%

15.3 pts below England

School 55.0%
North Tyneside 68.1%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

61.0%

11.0 pts below England

School 61.0%
North Tyneside 70.2%
North East 72.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.45%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.24 pts higher than England
School 6.45%
North Tyneside 5.96%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.43%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.62 pts higher than England
School 19.43%
North Tyneside 14.65%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.12%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.32 pts higher than England
School 2.12%
North Tyneside 1.56%
North East 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

69.5% 18.7 pts below England
Spring Gardens Primary School
69.5%
North Tyneside
91.4%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information