Chillingham Road Primary School

Chillingham Road Primary is a welcoming, aspirational school where pupils are proud to attend and flourish as individuals. This graded inspection found good quality of education, good behaviour and attitudes, good leadership and management, and good early years provision; personal development is outstanding. The school was previously judged to require improvement, and inspectors noted a clear improvement journey, with staff and governors committed to it. Safeguarding is effective. Pupils achieve well and are well prepared for the next stage. The curriculum is ambitious and inclusive, and pupils with SEND are generally supported to work towards the same end points as their peers. Reading is a high priority, early years provision gives children a strong start, and pupils behave well and feel safe. Provision for personal development is exceptional, particularly through music and the arts, equality work and opportunities for pupils to represent the school. Two areas need sharper work. Additional reading support for weaker readers is not always well matched to their needs, so some pupils do not catch up as quickly as they could. In some subjects, staff are less adept at checking prior knowledge and identifying misconceptions, which can limit how well pupils integrate new knowledge. The report does not give an overall effectiveness grade under the current inspection framework.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud, happy and flourish in a welcoming, nurturing school
• The curriculum is ambitious, well designed and prepares pupils for the next stage
• The school has a strong commitment to inclusion and supports pupils with SEND well
• Pupils' individual strengths and talents are celebrated
• Educational visits, residentials and the school museum deepen pupils' experiences
• Pupils behave well in a positive culture built around praise and recognition
• The school has a rigorous approach to teaching pupils how to keep themselves safe
• Pupils achieve well, with meticulous checking of understanding in mathematics and English
• Pupils with English as an additional language are well supported
• In most subjects, pupils revisit and recall previous learning effectively
• Reading is a high priority and pupils learn to read quickly and fluently
• Early years provision gives children a strong foundation in literacy and numeracy
• Personal development provision is exceptional, especially equality work through music and the arts
• Leaders are highly aspirational and have a positive impact on disadvantaged learners
• Governors have an accurate picture of the school and hold it to account
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Additional reading support for weaker readers is not always precisely matched to their needs
• Some pupils do not catch up with reading as quickly as they could
• Checking of prior knowledge and misconceptions is less well embedded in some subjects
• In some subjects, pupils do not always integrate new knowledge as intended

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Chillingham Road Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.8% of pupils at Chillingham Road Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Chillingham Road Primary School had 23.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.5% of pupils at Chillingham Road Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Chillingham Road Primary School received £6,860 and spent £6,365 for each of its 235 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £177,000 (£753 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Chillingham Road Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chillingham Road Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Chillingham Road Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chillingham Road Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Chillingham Road Primary School have?

Chillingham Road Primary School has 242 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chillingham Road Primary School cover?

Chillingham Road Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Chillingham Road Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chillingham Road Primary School?

Chillingham Road Primary School is at Ninth Avenue, Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE6 5XX.