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Westgate Hill Primary Academy

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

personMrs Keeley Wood

corporate_fareTHE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST

location_onNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 5JN

language Visit Website phone 1912562960

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2021

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Students

781

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Westgate Hill Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Westgate Hill Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST. The school has approximately 801 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #50 of 63 primaries in Newcastle upon Tyne and #9,338 of 14,143 nationally.

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

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 63%

Reading68% LA 75%

Writing71% LA 71%

Maths67% LA 74%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading63% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading57% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA -0.1

-0.1 to 2.7

5.0

Write

LA 0.4

3.6 to 6.3

4.9

Maths

LA -0.1

3.6 to 6.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading55% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA 1.5

0.5 to 4.2

1.7

Write

LA 1.5

0.0 to 3.4

4.4

Maths

LA 1.6

2.8 to 6.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 68%

Reading48% LA 77%

Writing54% LA 78%

Maths63% LA 78%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 1.5

-0.5 to 3.1

3.2

Write

LA 1.3

1.5 to 4.9

1.2

Maths

LA 1.6

-0.4 to 2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 October 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-10-19

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2016-11-15

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2012-10-10

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

0.1%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.1%(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 801 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.1%, 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)	801	1	0.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	789	4	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	825	6	0.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	791	5	0.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	781	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	818	9	1.1%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	781	1	0.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	750	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	748	1	0.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	690	1	0.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	682	3	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	721	3	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	708	2	0.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	708	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	771	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	771	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	751	1	0.1%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	768	1	0.1%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	732	1	0.1%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	705	1	0.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	720	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	727	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	745	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 67 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 34 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils