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Westerhope Primary School

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

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location_onNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1NE

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

401

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Westerhope Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 36% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Westerhope Primary School is a foundation school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 401 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #21 of 71 primaries in Newcastle upon Tyne and #2,918 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. 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 22.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 9.9%.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 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)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading83% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.1

-2.6 to 0.7

0.0

Write

LA 0.4

-1.5 to 1.6

0.7

Maths

LA -0.1

-0.9 to 2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading78% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 1.5

0.7 to 4.5

-2.9

Write

LA 1.5

-4.6 to -1.1

2.5

Maths

LA 1.6

0.8 to 4.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 68%

Reading89% LA 77%

Writing82% LA 78%

Maths91% LA 78%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 1.5

-0.2 to 3.4

0.6

Write

LA 1.3

-1.1 to 2.3

2.6

Maths

LA 1.6

1 to 4.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-01-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-06-16

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-09-27

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-05-03

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

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

0.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(3 pupils)

Summer term 2023

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 407 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2022/23 (Summer term)	407	3	0.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	401	2	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	402	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	400	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	405	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	404	9	2.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	416	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	417	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	399	1	0.3%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	399	5	1.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	397	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	397	2	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	400	2	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	403	5	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	428	6	1.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	436	3	0.7%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	439	3	0.7%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	447	17	3.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	446	4	0.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	447	1	0.2%	0.5%