Portobello Primary School

Community school · Primary school · Chester le Street, Gateshead

DH3 2LY

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

57.8

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#4,445

National rank

#252

In North East

#20

In Gateshead

Top 31%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

71%

% achieving higher RWM ?

10%

Reading average scaled score ?

104.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

106.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 75% → 71% ▼ 4.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 188 % FSM ever-6 18.1% % EAL 5.3% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

Barley Mow Primary School Chester le Street · 0.3 mi 40.6 St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley Chester le Street · 0.5 mi 70.4 Birtley East Community Primary School Birtley · 1.4 mi 45.4 Kibblesworth Academy Gateshead · 2.3 mi 60.2 St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green Gateshead · 2.5 mi 64.6 Harlow Green Community Primary School Gateshead · 2.5 mi 47.4 St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton Gateshead · 2.7 mi 45.7 Fell Dyke Community Primary School Gateshead · 2.7 mi 35.8