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Gibside School

URN
131213
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Gibside School
URN
131213
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

38 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
21 September 2022
Inspection date
9 June 2022
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Outstanding

    Graded 21 September 2022

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Gateshead
Admissions portal
Westminster admissions
School website
http://www.gibsideschool.org/

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

0.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

0.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

0.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

0.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

NE8 4DE - Shipcote Lane, Gateshead

Contact details

Address
Shipcote Lane, Gateshead
Postcode
NE8 4DE
Phone
1914336900
Website
http://www.gibsideschool.org/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Gateshead
Local authority code
390

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 187 schools in Gateshead.

Authority statistics

Total schools

187

Open schools

92

Closed schools

95

Primary schools

126

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    21 September 20229 June 2022-School remains OutstandingView report for inspection published 21 September 2022
    • School remains Outstanding

      Published
      21 September 2022
      Inspected
      9 June 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    29

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary126 (67.7%)
    • Secondary29 (15.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other31 (16.7%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Caedmon Community Primary School384 mPrimaryOpen
    South Street Community Primary School399 mPrimaryOpen
    Whitehall Road Junior School413 mPrimaryClosed
    Kelvin Grove Community Primary School560 mPrimaryOpen
    Kelvin Grove Infant School560 mPrimaryClosed
    Keser Torah Boys' School578 mNot applicableOpen
    Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead596 mPrimaryOpen
    Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School596 mPrimaryClosed
    Yeshiva Lezeirim Preparatory Academy608 mNot applicableClosed
    Haskel School631 mNot applicableOpen
    • Caedmon Community Primary School
      Distance
      384 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • South Street Community Primary School
      Distance
      399 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Whitehall Road Junior School
      Distance
      413 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Kelvin Grove Community Primary School
      Distance
      560 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Gateshead)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Ateres Girls High SchoolNot applicableNE10 9PQOpen
    Behaviour SupportNot applicableNE9 5PQClosed
    Bleach Green SchoolNot applicableNE21 5HSClosed
    Chase SchoolNot applicableNE16 4JFClosed
    CumbricNot applicableNE9 7ALClosed
    • Ateres Girls High School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      NE10 9PQ
      Status
      Open
    • Behaviour Support
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      NE9 5PQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Bleach Green School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      NE21 5HS
      Status
      Closed
    • Chase School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      NE16 4JF
      Status
      Closed
    • Cumbric
    Kelvin Grove Infant School
    Distance
    560 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Keser Torah Boys' School
    Distance
    578 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
    Distance
    596 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    596 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Yeshiva Lezeirim Preparatory Academy
    Distance
    608 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Haskel School
    Distance
    631 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    NE9 7AL
    Status
    Closed