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Westoe Crown Primary School

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

personMrs Stephanie Proctor

location_onSouth Shields, NE33 3NS

language Visit Website phone 1914272160

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

658

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Westoe Crown Primary School is a Community school primary school in South Shields, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Westoe Crown Primary School is a community school in South Shields, South Tyneside, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 639 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #18 of 38 primaries in South Tyneside and #4,790 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. 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 24.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

64%

LA 60%

Reading74% LA 71%

Writing74% LA 71%

Maths80% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading78% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths89% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.5

-2.0 to 0.6

1.1

Write

LA -0.3

-0.2 to 2.4

0.8

Maths

LA -0.9

-0.4 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading82% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -0.1

-1.7 to 0.8

0.2

Write

LA 0.4

-1.0 to 1.4

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.6 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 63%

Reading81% LA 75%

Writing77% LA 76%

Maths81% LA 74%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA -0.2

-0.1 to 2.5

-0.2

Write

LA 0.4

-1.4 to 1

Maths

LA 0.0

-0.2 to 2.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 October 2023

Inspection Report

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22 May 2018

Inspection Report

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17 December 2013

Inspection Report

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23 November 2011

Inspection Report

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20 October 2010

Inspection Report

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12 March 2009

Inspection Report

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16 July 2008

Inspection Report

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04 July 2006

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-22

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-12-17

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-11-23

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 639 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, 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)	639	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	641	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	656	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	657	2	0.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	654	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	654	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	658	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	660	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	662	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	660	1	0.2%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	660	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	674	1	0.1%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	673	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	672	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	672	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	672	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	669	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	685	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	686	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	686	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	695	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	677	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	675	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	700	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	698	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	697	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 43 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 19 pupils

Physical Disability 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Westoe Crown 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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