Welcome to our school

We hope that through this website you will gain an insight into how our school operates, how we hope to work with you and your child and how the school can work in partnership with you to ensure that learning creates success for all our children.

We are a large primary school serving the needs of a wide community centered on the Laygate & Riverside area of South Shields, Tyne & Wear. Laygate School aims to provide and maintain an environment which is secure, caring and stimulating, so that all groups within the School can reach their full potential.

Headteacher's Message

A warm welcome to you from all the staff and children! We are delighted that you are visiting our website and hope you discover something about our fabulous school.

The school is at the centre of our community; many local people came to the school and choose to send their own children here. The whole community working together is very powerful and benefits our children as they grow to become responsible citizens of the future.

Laygate Community School is an above average primary school catering for the educational needs of children aged 3-11. At present we have about 240 children on roll. We have 10 classrooms, a fully equipped nursery, a library and a fabulous sports hall. Our children and their families represent a wide cross-section of our multi-cultural community and we all work extremely well together on a site which includes a large field and an adventure play area.

We have a fully qualified and highly dedicated staff who ensure that all our children are working to the best of their abilities – we came 8th highest in the country for KS2 SATs 2011! We place emphasis on the importance of delivering a fully rounded curriculum and do all that we can to support every child in all subject areas.

If you require any information about the school, or would like to visit us, please contact us by telephone on (0191) 456 2470

Paul Rafferty

Headteacher