Westerhope 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 23/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hillhead Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1NE
Website: www.newcastle.gov.uk/
Telephone: 01912674750
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Outterside
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108457

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 417
Number of Boys: 230
Number of Girls: 187

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.5
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.6 to -1.1
Maths
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
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 3,081 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westerhope Primary School
Hillhead Road , Westerhope NE5 1NE 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope
Bardon Close , Westerhope NE5 4BT 		- not rated 946 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Milecastle Primary School
Hillhead Parkway , Chapel House NE5 1LH 		3out of 4 979 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St John Vianney RC Primary School
Hillhead Road , West Denton NE5 1DN 		4out of 4 1,026 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Beech Hill Primary School
Linhope Road , West Denton NE5 2LW 		4out of 4 1,081 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Studio West
West Denton Way , West Denton NE5 2SZ 		3out of 4 809 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
Walbottle Academy
Hexham Road , Walbottle NE15 9TP 		- not rated 2,669 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's High School
Gretna Road , NE15 7PX 		4out of 4 3,238 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys 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 3,242 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomas Bewick School
Linhope Road , West Denton NE5 2LW 		3out of 4 971 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Mary Astell Academy
Linhope Road , West Denton NE5 2LW 		1out of 4 971 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Talbot House Trust
Hexham Road , Walbottle NE15 8HW 		2out of 4 2,380 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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