Brighton Road, Bensham, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE8 1XS
10 reasons to choose Brighton Avenue Primary School
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Brighton Avenue Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Gateshead and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Brighton Avenue Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. Though Ofsted no longer makes an an overall effectiveness judgement, its graded judgements imply an Outstanding rating for the school in its last (2025) inspection.
Average class size
Brighton Avenue Primary School has one or two classes per year, sometimes mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Brighton Avenue Primary School ranks in the top 30% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 6% of schools.
The Brighton Avenue Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. British Council’s International School Award for international learning activities. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Brighton Avenue Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.
The Arts at Brighton Avenue Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am. Clubs can extend the school day to 4.15pm.
Find another school near Brighton Avenue Primary School
Dame Allan’s Junior School (2.7 miles); Newcastle Preparatory School (3 miles); RGS Junior School (3.1 miles).
St Aidan’s Church of England Primary School, Gateshead (0.7 miles); St Peter’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Low Fell (1.3 miles); Bede Community Primary School (1.8 miles).
Royal Grammar School, Newcastle (3.1 miles); Dame Allan’s Senior School (3.3 miles); Newcastle High School (3.9 miles).
Grace College (1.7 miles); Emmanuel College (1.9 miles); Cardinal Hume Catholic School (2.7 miles).