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Lemington Riverside Primary School

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

personMr Craig Heeley

corporate_fareWest End Schools Trust

location_onNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 8RR

language Visit Website phone 1912674315

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

171

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Lemington Riverside Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lemington Riverside Primary School is a foundation school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of West End Schools Trust. The school has approximately 207 pupils on roll, of whom 69% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #56 of 63 primaries in Newcastle upon Tyne and #10,743 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. 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 18.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 63%

Reading61% LA 75%

Writing65% LA 71%

Maths57% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading75% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading75% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.1

-3.1 to 3.5

1.4

Write

LA 0.4

-1.7 to 4.6

-2.6

Maths

LA -0.1

-5.7 to 0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 1.5

-1.4 to 4.1

1.0

Write

LA 1.5

-1.5 to 3.6

1.6

Maths

LA 1.6

-0.8 to 4.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 68%

Reading94% LA 77%

Writing88% LA 78%

Maths100% LA 78%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.7

Read

LA 1.5

0.8 to 6.6

0.9

Write

LA 1.3

-1.9 to 3.7

3.6

Maths

LA 1.6

0.9 to 6.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

27 April 2022

Inspection Report

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08 December 2016

Inspection Report

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08 November 2011

Inspection Report

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04 June 2009

Inspection Report

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20 March 2007

Inspection Report

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02 February 2006

Inspection Report

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05 June 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-12-08

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-11-08

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-06-04

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

2.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

2pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 207 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	207	5	2.4%	0.8%	2
2024/25 (Autumn term)	203	2	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	194	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	197	1	0.5%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	199	2	1.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	177	1	0.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	167	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	166	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	162	2	1.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	160	2	1.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	167	1	0.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	161	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	158	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	145	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	145	9	6.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	144	8	5.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	146	14	9.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	145	9	6.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	143	4	2.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	143	4	2.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	144	5	3.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	150	12	8.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	156	4	2.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	159	7	4.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	155	6	3.9%	0.5%	0

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 53 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 26 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Lemington Riverside Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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