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Wardley Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Nicola Wallace

location_onGateshead, NE10 8TX

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

259

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Wardley Primary School is a Community school primary school in Gateshead, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Wardley Primary School is a community school in Gateshead, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 289 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #24 of 62 primaries in Gateshead and #4,416 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 64%

Reading94% LA 75%

Writing73% LA 72%

Maths94% LA 75%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading81% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading73% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 0.6

-0.5 to 3.4

-0.6

Write

LA -0.2

-2.4 to 1.3

0.8

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.0 to 2.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading70% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 1.0

-0.1 to 3.8

-0.1

Write

LA 0.3

-1.8 to 1.7

1.7

Maths

LA 0.9

0.0 to 3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 69%

Reading87% LA 78%

Writing87% LA 80%

Maths78% LA 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA 1.5

-0.1 to 3.5

Write

LA 0.5

0.3 to 3.7

Maths

LA 1.2

-1.6 to 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 February 2022

Inspection Report

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24 January 2017

Inspection Report

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08 May 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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23 June 2009

Inspection Report

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27 February 2006

Inspection Report

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20 September 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-01-24

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-05-08

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-06-23

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 289 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	289	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	281	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	274	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	266	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	262	4	1.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	264	1	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	259	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	256	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	254	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	248	5	2.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	239	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	274	5	1.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	273	5	1.8%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	275	5	1.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	294	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	294	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	283	3	1.1%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	311	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	306	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	301	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	325	2	0.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	316	7	2.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	300	1	0.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	312	5	1.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	304	1	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	303	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils