Barley Mow Primary School

Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed

Pembroke Avenue, Barley Mow, Birtley, Chester le Street, DH3 2DJ

Headteacher · Mrs Louise Cuthbertson

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 17 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils155Capacity 262

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 7 February 2024

Free school meals48%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 7 February 2024.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through Gateshead council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

All 13 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered15

Applications20

First choice13

First-choice offers13

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).