Cheviot Primary School

Cheviot Primary School is a proudly inclusive school where pupils thrive personally, socially and academically. Leaders identify pupils' individual needs quickly and precisely, and highly trained staff meet those needs extremely well, including for pupils with SEND and those attending the additionally resourced provision. Disadvantaged pupils benefit from a highly effective strategy and achieve well. Personal development and wellbeing are prioritised, with a well-sequenced curriculum enriched by educational experiences, roles of responsibility and strong safeguarding. Behaviour is exemplary and pupils are polite, respectful and courteous. Achievement, curriculum and teaching, early years, and leadership and governance are all at the expected standard, with pupils leaving well prepared for the next stage of education. The school serves a community with well above average levels of disadvantage and a high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals.

Strengths

• Highly effective inclusion with precise identification of individual needs, including for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
• Disadvantaged pupils achieve well compared with national averages
• Pupils' personal development and wellbeing are prioritised through a well-sequenced, enriched curriculum
• Pupils' speaking, listening and communication skills are developed extremely well
• Reading is a high priority and phonics progress has improved substantially
• Pupils behave exceptionally well and demonstrate high levels of self-control, respect and courtesy
• Early years provides a happy, safe and caring start with strong parent partnerships
• Leaders, governors and trustees have an accurate view of the school and provide effective support and challenge
• Staff workload and wellbeing are considered well, with dedicated time for wider responsibilities
• The school successfully supports pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties

Areas for Improvement

• Too many pupils do not attend school regularly enough, and some arrive late, missing vital learning
• Persistent absence is well above the national average
• Pupils' use of more ambitious punctuation, such as ellipses, colons and hyphens, is not as well developed
• Leaders have not identified and taken some actions, such as improving pupils' letter formation, rapidly enough
• The full impact of the new attendance initiatives and handwriting scheme is not yet evident

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 Cheviot Primary School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 25.1% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Cheviot 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 Cheviot Primary School had 15.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.8% 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, 21.3% of pupils at Cheviot Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 7 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 2024–25 Cheviot Primary School received £9,296 and spent £8,703 for each of its 195 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £159,000 (£817 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Smart Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,594 and spending £7,596 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Cheviot Primary School is part of Smart Multi Academy Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Farne Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Kenton Bar Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Kingston Park Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Mountfield Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Stocksfield Avenue Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• North Fawdon Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Wyndham Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Oakfield Junior School Gateshead
• Oakfield Infant School Gateshead
• Stephenson Memorial Primary School Wallsend

What is Cheviot Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cheviot Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Cheviot Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cheviot Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Cheviot Primary School have?

Cheviot Primary School has 202 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cheviot Primary School cover?

Cheviot Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cheviot Primary School?

Cheviot Primary School is at Yetholm Place, Newbiggin Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE5 4EB.