Blaydon West Primary School is a primary school located in Blaydon-on-Tyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Blaydon Bank, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4PY
Website: www.blaydonwestprimary.org/
Telephone: 01914143286
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Brown
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108349

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 201
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 93

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3.5 to 1.7
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 0.5 to 5.3
Maths
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newburn Manor Nursery School
Townfield Gardens , Newburn NE15 8PY
4out of 4 3,235 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blaydon West Primary School
Blaydon Bank , NE21 4PY
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
Croftdale Road , NE21 4BG
3out of 4 421 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close
Bell's Close , NE15 6XX
- not rated 1,451 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Stella Lane , NE21 4NE
4out of 4 1,482 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Parkhead Community Primary School
Park Lane , Winlaton NE21 6LT
3out of 4 1,567 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas More Catholic School
Croftdale Road , NE21 4BQ
4out of 4 581 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Excelsior Academy
Denton Road , NE15 6AF
2out of 4 2,183 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.