Western Community Primary School
Rutland Road, Wallsend, NE28 8QL
Headteacher: Miss Katherine HillSchool website ↗Pupils: 450 (capacity: 498)Part of The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Ofsted Good
Inspected April 2024
Oversubscribed
67% of first-choice applicants offered a place
76%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected April 2024
67%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 30 April 2024Full 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
Outstanding
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 combinedⓘReading, 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.
76.0%
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%.
15.0%
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 87%·Writing 78%·Maths 85%→All three 76%
Reading
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75%
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Writing
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75%
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Maths
0%
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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?
- 57
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 83
- How many got their first choice?
- 56of 83 (67.5%)
- How many applied in total?
- 127
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
31.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
9.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
15.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
215 girls, 235 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Best year on record — 76% Reading, Writing & Maths
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 59.0% | 2.0% | -1.6 | +5.9 | +0.5 |
| 2016/17 | 71.0% | 11.0% | +0.7 | -0.2 | +1.2 |
| 2017/18 | 75.0% | 12.0% | +0.6 | +1.6 | -0.1 |
| 2018/19 | 38.0% | 5.0% | -4.4 | -3.1 | -1.2 |
| 2022/23 | 63.0% | 4.0% | +0.3 | -3.1 | -1.7 |
| 2023/24 | 66.0% | 7.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 76.0% | 15.0% | - | - | - |