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Brighton Avenue Primary School, Gateshead NE8

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

Independent Prep Schools

Dame Allan’s Junior School (2.7 miles); Newcastle Preparatory School (3 miles); RGS Junior School (3.1 miles).

State Primary Schools

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).

Independent Senior Schools

Royal Grammar School, Newcastle (3.1 miles); Dame Allan’s Senior School (3.3 miles); Newcastle High School (3.9 miles).

State Senior Schools

Grace College (1.7 miles); Emmanuel College (1.9 miles); Cardinal Hume Catholic School (2.7 miles).

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