Portobello Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Tamerton Drive
Birtley
Chester le Street
County Durham
DH3 2LY
Phone 01914104571
Reference Number 108336

General Makeup

Number of pupils 196
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.53%
Girls: 48.47%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 11 24
2 13 13 26
3 18 13 31
4 11 16 27
5 14 17 31
6 16 12 28

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.3%
Pakistani 3.6%
White, Other 1%
African 1%
White & Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-12-05
Date Description Report
2023-10-25 School inspection School inspection
2018-05-09 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-02-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-03-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-11-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-06-09 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-11-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-06-12 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 61% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104 Unlock Unlock
Maths 105 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2 Unlock Unlock
Writing -1 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.1 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 33 0
Third Preference 14 0
From another Local Authority 13 5

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Barley Mow Primary School
Pembroke Avenue, Barley Mow, Birtley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 2DJ
0.24 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley
School Street, Birtley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 2PN
0.54 miles
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School
Mount Pleasant Road, Birtley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 1AY
0.76 miles
Holley Park Academy
Ayton Road, Oxclose, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 0LR
0.86 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley
Mitchell Street, Birtley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 1LU
0.89 miles
Rickleton Primary School
Vigo Lane, Rickleton, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 9EZ
0.93 miles
Lambton Primary School
Caradoc Close, Lambton Village, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 0PL
1.12 miles
Oxclose Nursery School
Brancepeth Road, Washington, NE38 0LA
1.18 miles
Oxclose Primary Academy
Brancepeth Road, Oxclose, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 0LA
1.21 miles
St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington
Castle Road, Oxclose Village, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 0HL
1.3 miles
Birtley East Community Primary School
Highfield, Birtley, County Durham, DH3 1QQ
1.31 miles
Blackfell Primary School
Knoulberry, Blackfell, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE37 1HA
1.36 miles
St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston
St Benet's Way, Ouston, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH2 1QX
1.38 miles
Ouston Primary School
Arisaig, Ouston, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH2 1RQ
1.42 miles
Pelton Community Primary School
Ouston Lane, Pelton, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH2 1EZ
1.7 miles
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Hilda Park, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH2 2JT
1.86 miles
Biddick Primary School
Kirkham, Biddick Village, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 7HQ
1.87 miles
Wessington Primary School
Lanercost, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 7PY
1.92 miles
Albany Village Primary School
Crossgill, Albany, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE37 1UA
1.99 miles
Fatfield Academy
Southcroft, Fatfield, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 8RB
1.99 miles
Name Distance
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Birtley Lane, Birtley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 2LP
0.38 miles
Oxclose Community Academy
Dilston Close, Oxclose Village, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 0LN
1.08 miles
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Biddick Lane, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 8AF
1.87 miles
Biddick Academy
Biddick Lane, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 8AL
1.99 miles
Park View School
Church Chare, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 3QA
2.22 miles
Washington Academy
Spout Lane, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE37 2AA
2.34 miles
Hermitage Academy
Waldridge Lane, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH2 3AD
2.7 miles
The Cedars Academy
Ivy Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 6QD
2.95 miles
Hill Top School
Wealcroft, Felling, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE10 8LT
3.08 miles
Grace College
Saltwell Road South, Gateshead, NE9 6LE
3.23 miles
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Old Durham Road, Beacon Lough, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 6RZ
3.3 miles
Furrowfield School
Whitehill Drive, Felling, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE10 9RZ
3.52 miles
XP Gateshead
Swards Road, Felling, NE10 9UZ
3.86 miles
Dryden School
Shotley Gardens, Low Fell, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5UR
3.98 miles
Heworth Grange School
High Lanes, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0PT
4.2 miles
Ateres Girls High School
Willow Grove, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 9PQ
4.28 miles
Emmanuel College
Consett Road, Lobley Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE11 0AN
4.58 miles
Gateshead Jewish Boarding School
10 Rydal Street, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1HG
4.87 miles
Haskel School
53 Bewick Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 4DR
4.89 miles
Kepier
Dairy Lane, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 5BH
4.98 miles
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