Laygate Community School
About the school
Laygate Community School is an open primary school in South Tyneside.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 18 May 2023
- Published
- 25 June 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 65%
- South Tyneside
- 62%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 0%
- South Tyneside
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 77%
- South Tyneside
- 74%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 68%
- South Tyneside
- 73%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 74%
- South Tyneside
- 74%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 77%
- South Tyneside
- 72%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 42%
- South Tyneside
- 25%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 87%
- South Tyneside
- 82%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 107
- South Tyneside
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 105
- South Tyneside
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 109
- South Tyneside
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
235
Girls
50.64%
Boys
49.36%
SEN support
18.72%
Education, health and care plan
1.28%
English as an additional language
43.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
66.67%
Overall absence
5.5
Persistent absence
15.1