West Jesmond 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 12/02/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Tankerville Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

School Information

Address: Tankerville Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 3AJ
Website: www.westjesmondprimary.org.uk/
Telephone: 01912810000
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matt Ward
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131203

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/02/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 609
Number of Boys: 320
Number of Girls: 289

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 2 to 5
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 1.1 to 3.8
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.5 Confidence interval 3.2 to 5.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:90%
England Average:65%

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

School:27%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Jesmond Primary School
Tankerville Terrace , Jesmond NE2 3AJ
4out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School
Greystoke Gardens , NE2 1PS
- not rated 1,319 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
South Gosforth First School
Alnmouth Drive , South Gosforth NE3 1YF
3out of 4 1,339 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Cragside Primary School
Cragside , High Heaton NE7 7EL
4out of 4 1,769 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Hotspur Primary School
Mowbray Street , NE6 5PA
3out of 4 1,961 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Jesmond Park Academy
Jesmond Park West , NE7 7DP
1out of 4 1,432 yd Academy sponsor led - Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic School
Benton Park Road , NE7 7PE
4out of 4 2,212 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Gosforth Academy
Knightsbridge , Great North Road NE3 2JH
4out of 4 2,865 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Great Park Academy
Knightsbridge, Great North Road , Gosforth NE3 2JH
- not rated 2,877 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
North East Futures UTC
Stephenson Square , NE1 3AS
- not rated 3,025 yd University technical college Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Regent Avenue , Gosforth NE3 1EE
4out of 4 2,398 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gosforth Central Middle School
Great North Road , Gosforth NE3 1UN
3out of 4 2,422 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Gosforth East Middle School
Harewood Road , Gosforth NE3 5JT
3out of 4 3,041 yd Foundation school 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 3,068 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
NCG
Rye Hill Campus , Scotswood Road NE4 7SA
- not rated 3,260 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northern Counties School
Tankerville Terrace , Jesmond NE2 3BB
3out of 4 309 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Newcastle High School for Girls
Tankerville Terrace , Jesmond NE2 3BA
- not rated 427 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Newcastle Preparatory School
6 Eslington Road , Jesmond NE2 4RH
- not rated 951 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Royal Grammar School
Eskdale Terrace , NE2 4DX
- not rated 1,011 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
6 Kensington Terrace , NE1 7RU
- not rated 1,398 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.