Hebburn Lakes Primary School

Hebburn Lakes Primary School continues to demonstrate strong performance as a good school, characterized by a welcoming and inclusive environment where pupils thrive academically and socially. During the inspection, it was noted that leaders and staff focus clearly on high expectations, which contributes to pupils’ happiness and safety. Notably, the school's curriculum is tailored to meet the needs of students, with effective teaching in reading and mathematics, where pupils are making commendable progress. The leadership prioritizes personal development and provides pupils opportunities for responsibility and community involvement, enhancing their citizenship qualities. However, the report highlights some areas for improvement, particularly in the sequencing of knowledge in certain subjects, such as science. While the school has made considerable progress since the last inspection, some subject leaders are still developing their expertise in refining and monitoring the curriculum comprehensively. Overall, parents and carers express overwhelming satisfaction with the school's contributions to their children's well-being and educational achievements.

Strengths

• Welcoming and inclusive school environment.
• High expectations contribute to student happiness and safety.
• Well-sequenced curriculums in reading and mathematics.
• Strong teaching in early years leading to secure mathematical knowledge.
• Rich reading environment fostering a love of reading.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Well-sequenced personal, social, and health education curriculum.
• Opportunities for students to take responsibilities and contribute to the community.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, such as science, knowledge sequencing is not clear enough.
• Some subject leaders are still developing expertise in refining the curriculum.

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 Hebburn Lakes Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.6% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Hebburn Lakes 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 Hebburn Lakes Primary School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.0% 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, 26.3% of pupils at Hebburn Lakes Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 15 pupils.

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 Hebburn Lakes Primary School received £7,766 and spent £7,690 for each of its 446 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £324,000 (£725 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 Hebburn Lakes Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hebburn Lakes Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Hebburn Lakes Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hebburn Lakes Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Hebburn Lakes Primary School have?

Hebburn Lakes Primary School has 456 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hebburn Lakes Primary School cover?

Hebburn Lakes Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hebburn Lakes Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 31% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hebburn Lakes Primary School?

Hebburn Lakes Primary School is at Campbell Park Road, Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, NE31 2SL.