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West Boldon Primary School

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

personMrs Linsey Garr

location_onBoldon, NE36 0HX

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

252

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Expected Standard

82%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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West Boldon Primary School is a Community school primary school in Boldon, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 9% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

West Boldon Primary School is a community school in Boldon, South Tyneside, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 259 pupils on roll, of whom 51% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #1 of 38 primaries in South Tyneside and #150 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

82%

LA 60%

Reading86% LA 71%

Writing82% LA 71%

Maths86% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading71% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading56% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA -0.5

-5.5 to -1.6

-1.3

Write

LA -0.3

-3.2 to 0.6

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.1 to 1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading74% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.1

-3.3 to 0.2

0.3

Write

LA 0.4

-1.4 to 1.9

0.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.4 to 1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 63%

Reading91% LA 75%

Writing84% LA 76%

Maths98% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA -0.2

-0.6 to 3

2.2

Write

LA 0.4

0.5 to 3.9

3.6

Maths

LA 0.0

2 to 5.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 September 2021

Inspection Report

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26 January 2010

Inspection Report

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05 February 2009

Inspection Report

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27 April 2006

Inspection Report

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19 June 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-09-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2009-02-05

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-04-27

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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 259 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	259	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	254	1	0.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	269	3	1.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	259	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	257	1	0.4%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	259	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	252	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	249	4	1.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	251	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	253	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	254	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	269	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	270	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	275	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	281	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	281	3	1.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	274	3	1.1%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	293	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	297	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	291	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	300	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	298	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	302	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	311	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	306	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	302	0	0.0%	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 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 23 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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West Boldon 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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East Boldon Junior School

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow

Stanhope Primary School

Biddick Hall Junior School

SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields

Valley View Primary School