Central Walker Church of England 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/03/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, progress in maths is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lancefield Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

School Information

Address: Lancefield Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2NP
Website: www.centralwalkerce.newcastle.sch.uk
Telephone: 01912240222
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Dawn Day and Mrs Faye Kerr (job share)
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144270

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 496
Number of Pupils: 417
Number of Boys: 211
Number of Girls: 206

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 4.3 Confidence interval 2.5 to 6.1
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.4 Confidence interval 2.8 to 6.1
Maths
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.6 to 3.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

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

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Monkchester Road Nursery School
Monkchester Road , Walker NE6 2LJ
4out of 4 715 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Central Walker Church of England Primary School
Lancefield Avenue , Walker NE6 2NP
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Vincent's RC Primary School
Monkchester Road , Walker NE6 2TX
3out of 4 490 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
West Walker Primary School
326 Church Street , Walker NE6 3XW
3out of 4 905 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Welbeck Academy
Flodden Street , Walker NE6 2QL
3out of 4 1,064 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Tyneview Primary School
Winslow Place , Off Titan Road NE6 3QP
3out of 4 1,312 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walker Riverside Academy
Waverdale Avenue , NE6 4AW
3out of 4 1,876 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Heworth Grange School
High Lanes , Felling NE10 0PT
1out of 4 2,300 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Mill Lane , NE31 2ET
2out of 4 2,424 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
XP Gateshead
Swards Road ,
- not rated 2,785 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Benfield School
Benfield Road , NE6 4NU
3out of 4 2,862 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gateshead College
Baltic Campus , NE8 3BE
- not rated 2,979 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir Charles Parsons School
Westbourne Avenue , NE6 4ED
4out of 4 1,703 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ateres Girls High School
Willow Grove , Felling NE10 9PQ
- not rated 2,178 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Gateshead Cheder Primary School
Bede House , Sunderland Road NE8 3HY
- not rated 3,075 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.