West Jesmond Primary School

Newcastle upon TyneFoundation school

Tankerville Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 3AJ

Headteacher: Mr Matt WardSchool website ↗Pupils: 603 (capacity: 630)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected May 2025
Oversubscribed
74% of first-choice applicants offered a place
84%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected May 2025
74%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 7 May 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

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

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

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.
84.0%
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%.
28.0%
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 92%·Writing 86%·Maths 92%All three 84%
Reading
Expected92%
Exceeding63%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected86%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected92%
Exceeding56%
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?
90
How many families wanted this school first?
116
How many got their first choice?
86of 116 (74.1%)
How many applied in total?
262

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
18.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
41.0%
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).
14.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
285 girls, 318 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 90% (2018/19), currently 84%

* 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
2015/1676.0%11.0%+4.5+3.2+3.2
2016/1781.0%17.0%+2.2+1.5+3.9
2017/1888.0%25.0%+3.2+2.9+4.8
2018/1990.0%27.0%+3.5+2.4+4.5
2022/2383.0%28.0%+1.5+3.3+4.3
2023/2480.0%20.0%---
2024/2584.0%28.0%---
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