Thomas Walling Primary Academy

Details

Age Range	2-11 years
Gender	Mixed
Type	Academy, Academy converter
Religious Character	Does not apply
Local Authority	Newcastle upon Tyne
Address	Lindfield Avenue, NE5 3PL
School Website	www.thomaswallingacademy.com
Telephone	1912860333
URN	140788

School Census

Total	424
Girls/Boys	205/219
Girls/Boys Ratio	48.3%/51.7%
% pupils where English not first language	34.0%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals	278
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support	13.9%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

The latest Ofsted inspection was on 19/05/2021 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.

Start Date	Ofsted Rating
19/05/2021	Good
29/01/2019	Inadequate

Inspection Date	19/05/2021
Quality of Education	Good
Behaviour and Attitudes	Good
Personal Development	Good
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Inspection Date	29/01/2019
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Requires improvement

Ofsted Inspection Timeline

Inspection Date	Inspection Type	Inspection Report
21 January 2025	School inspection	View
19 May 2021	Full inspection: Good	View
23 February 2021	Monitoring visit	View
15 October 2020	Monitoring visit	View
17 October 2019	Monitoring visit	View
29 January 2019	Full inspection: Inadequate	View
21 September 2016	Full inspection: Requires Improvement	View
03 April 2014	Academy conversion letter	View

Primary Results

Type	Score
Primary Results 2024
Pupils meeting the expected standard	72%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	11%
Reading	105
Maths	103
Reading Progress	-
Writing Progress	-
Maths Progress	-

Type	Score
Primary Results 2023
Pupils meeting the expected standard	76
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	10
Reading	106
Maths	107
Reading Progress	3.5
Writing Progress	3.7
Maths Progress	3.9

Type	Score
Primary Results 2019
Pupils meeting the expected standard	69%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	11%
Reading	104
Maths	104
Reading Progress	3.7
Writing Progress	4.4
Maths Progress	2.1

Type	Score
Primary Results 2018
Pupils meeting the expected standard	49%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	4%
Reading	102
Maths	101
Reading Progress	-2.3
Writing Progress	1.7
Maths Progress	-3.0

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	78
As First Preference	45
As second preference	13
As third preference	11

Total Offers Made	54
first preference offers	45
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	2

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	75
As First Preference	48
As second preference	19
As third preference	5

Total Offers Made	58
first preference offers	48
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	56
As First Preference	34
As second preference	11
As third preference	4

Total Offers Made	46
first preference offers	34
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	47
As First Preference	36
As second preference	6
As third preference	3

Total Offers Made	50
first preference offers	36
second preference offers	0
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	42
As First Preference	27
As second preference	8
As third preference	3

Total Offers Made	48
first preference offers	27
second preference offers	4
third preference offers	2

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	62
As First Preference	37
As second preference	8
As third preference	11

Total Offers Made	49
first preference offers	37
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	70
As First Preference	48
As second preference	12
As third preference	4

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	48
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.05%
Total Applications	88
As First Preference	62
As second preference	14
As third preference	7

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	59
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	82
As First Preference	48
As second preference	19
As third preference	8

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	48
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	2

First preference v Offers	1.02%
Total Applications	83
As First Preference	54
As second preference	18
As third preference	6

Total Offers Made	59
first preference offers	53
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	2

Ethnicity

time period	2023-24
white british ethnic origin	54%
african ethnic origin	10.8%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	7.6%
any other white background ethnic origin	7.1%
any other asian background ethnic origin	4.6%
pakistani ethnic origin	3.7%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	3%
indian ethnic origin	2.7%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	2.5%
chinese ethnic origin	1.8%
white and asian ethnic origin	0.9%

time period	2022-23
white british ethnic origin	56.6%
african ethnic origin	9.7%
any other white background ethnic origin	9%
any other asian background ethnic origin	6.1%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	5%
pakistani ethnic origin	3.1%
bangladeshi ethnic origin	3.1%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	2.8%
indian ethnic origin	1.7%
chinese ethnic origin	1.2%
white and asian ethnic origin	0.7%

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Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

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Ofsted Rating: Good

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