Backworth Park Primary School is a primary school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 21/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hotspur North, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0AH
Website: backworthpark.com
Telephone: 01918158000
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Louise Welsh
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108580

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 341
Number of Pupils: 255
Number of Boys: 130
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -1.4 to 4.5
Writing
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval -0.8 to 4.6
Maths
N/A: 2.5 Confidence interval 0 to 5.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Backworth Park Primary School
Hotspur North , Backworth NE27 0AH 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holystone Primary School
Whitley Road , Holystone NE27 0DA 		4out of 4 1,765 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Shiremoor Primary School
Stanton Road , Shiremoor NE27 0PW 		4out of 4 1,913 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Amberley Primary School
East Bailey , Killingworth NE12 6SQ 		3out of 4 2,346 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
South Wellfield First School
Otterburn Avenue , South Wellfield NE25 9QL 		3out of 4 2,807 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
George Stephenson High School
Southgate , Killingworth NE12 6SA 		2out of 4 2,787 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Astley Community High School
Elsdon Avenue , NE25 0BP 		3out of 4 3,244 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wellfield Middle School
Kielder Road , South Wellfield NE25 9QW 		3out of 4 2,789 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Whytrig Community Middle School
Elsdon Avenue , Seaton Delaval NE25 0BP 		2out of 4 3,262 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkside House School
Station Road , Backworth NE27 0AB 		- not rated 1,188 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Moorbridge
Earsdon Road , Shiremoor NE27 0HJ 		3out of 4 1,720 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Percy Hedley School
West Lane , Killingworth NE12 7BH 		4out of 4 2,958 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Atkinson House School
North Terrace , Seghill NE23 7EB 		3out of 4 3,238 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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