Highfield Community Primary School
Community primary school in Rowlands Gill (Gateshead).
KS2 RWM expected
57%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
71%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
93%
▲ 19pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
79%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.6%
▼ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.4
▲ 0.7 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
49.1%
▲ 24pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
71%
112 / 158 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Highfield Community Primary School is a primary school located in Rowlands Gill, Gateshead. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 115 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 158. The school is led by Mrs Claire Spencer.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 108351
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Barnes | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Val Chilvers Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Val Chivers | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Lewis McGreevy | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Councillor Michael McNestry | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Bradford | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Adam Burke | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr William Gray | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Debbie Dolan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Hannah Porthouse | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Charlotte Turton | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Claire Spencer | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mr James Barnes Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Miss Marie Sidgwick Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record