Redesdale Primary School is a primary school located in Wallsend. 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 20/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wiltshire Drive, Wallsend, NE28 8TS
Website: www.redesdale.co.uk/
Telephone: 01918149435
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tracy Flannaghan
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108599

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 350
Number of Pupils: 282
Number of Boys: 142
Number of Girls: 140

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 6.5 Confidence interval 4.1 to 9
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 1.1 to 5.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Redesdale Primary School
Wiltshire Drive , NE28 8TS 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Wallsend Jubilee Primary School
Mullen Road , NE28 9HA 		3out of 4 479 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Bernadettes Roman Catholic Primary School Aided
Rising Sun Cottages , NE28 9JW 		3out of 4 1,042 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Columbas Roman Catholic Primary School Aided
Station Road , NE28 8EN 		3out of 4 1,176 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Western Community Primary School
Rutland Road , NE28 8QL 		4out of 4 1,587 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Benfield School
Benfield Road , NE6 4NU 		3out of 4 1,928 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Burnside College
St Peter's Road , NE28 7LQ 		2out of 4 2,382 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Longbenton High School
Hailsham Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8ER 		2out of 4 2,402 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Walker Riverside Academy
Waverdale Avenue , NE6 4AW 		3out of 4 2,914 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Churchill Community College
Churchill Street , NE28 7TN 		3out of 4 2,953 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beacon Hill School
Rising Sun Cottages , NE28 9JW 		3out of 4 1,027 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Percy Hedley Hedleys College
Station Road , Forest Hall NE12 8YY 		- not rated 1,982 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Benton Dene School
Hailsham Avenue , NE12 8FD 		3out of 4 2,450 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Sir Charles Parsons School
Westbourne Avenue , NE6 4ED 		4out of 4 3,009 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Percy Hedley School
West Lane , Killingworth NE12 7BH 		4out of 4 3,256 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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