Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School

GatesheadVoluntary controlled school

Broadway, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5QW

Headteacher: Mrs Rachel WaltonSchool website ↗Pupils: 209 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected July 2022
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
80%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected July 2022
91%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 5 July 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
80.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
13.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 83%·Writing 90%·Maths 93%All three 80%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding50%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected93%
Exceeding40%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
33
How many got their first choice?
30of 33 (90.9%)
How many applied in total?
98

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
0.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
108 girls, 101 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 90% (2016/17), currently 80%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1677.0%19.0%+2.5-2.0+2.5
2016/1790.0%13.0%+2.8+1.0+1.1
2017/1877.0%7.0%+2.7-1.5+1.5
2018/1960.0%7.0%+0.7-0.2+2.4
2022/2380.0%23.0%+4.9+4.3+4.8
2023/2472.0%7.0%---
2024/2580.0%13.0%---
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