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West Walker Primary School

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

personMs Nicola Draper

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location_onNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 3XW

language Visit Website phone 1912624130

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

223

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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West Walker Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

West Walker Primary School is an academy converter in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of NEAT ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 212 pupils on roll, of whom 75% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #58 of 63 primaries in Newcastle upon Tyne and #12,501 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.9 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

50%

LA 63%

Reading54% LA 75%

Writing62% LA 71%

Maths54% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

24%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading51% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing49% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths41% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.1

-4.7 to -0.8

-0.2

Write

LA 0.4

-2.1 to 1.7

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-5.3 to -1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading66% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 1.5

-1.6 to 3.0

-0.5

Write

LA 1.5

-2.6 to 1.6

1.5

Maths

LA 1.6

-0.5 to 3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 68%

Reading79% LA 77%

Writing63% LA 78%

Maths83% LA 78%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA 1.5

1.5 to 6.3

-0.9

Write

LA 1.3

-3.2 to 1.4

5.2

Maths

LA 1.6

3 to 7.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-09-16

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-11-17

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

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 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 212 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	212	2	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	202	18	8.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	218	8	3.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	206	2	1.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	199	8	4.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	233	7	3.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	223	2	0.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	228	4	1.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	225	4	1.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	221	6	2.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	255	1	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	244	2	0.8%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	237	4	1.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	246	3	1.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	234	10	4.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	240	3	1.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	238	3	1.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	233	4	1.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	246	3	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	247	1	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	241	6	2.5%	0.5%

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 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

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West Walker 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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