White Mere Community Primary School is a primary school located in Gateshead. 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 16/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sherburn Way, Gateshead, NE10 8BA
Website: www.whitemereprimary.org
Telephone: 01914385008
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Susan Richardson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108362

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 205
Number of Pupils: 153
Number of Boys: 73
Number of Girls: 80

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -3.4 to 2
Writing
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -4.1 to 0.9
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -3 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
White Mere Community Primary School
Sherburn Way , Wardley NE10 8BA 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lingey House Primary School
Millford , Leam Lane Estate NE10 8DN 		4out of 4 530 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wardley Primary School
Keir Hardie Avenue , Wardley NE10 8TX 		3out of 4 1,105 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
Colegate , Leam Lane NE10 8PP 		- not rated 1,172 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Roman Road Primary School
Leam Lane Estate , Felling NE10 8SA 		4out of 4 1,393 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heworth Grange School
High Lanes , Felling NE10 0PT 		1out of 4 1,514 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
XP Gateshead
Swards Road , 		- not rated 2,163 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Mill Lane , NE31 2ET 		2out of 4 2,222 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Cardinal Hume Catholic School
Old Durham Road , Beacon Lough NE9 6RZ 		4out of 4 3,031 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hill Top School
Wealcroft , Felling NE10 8LT 		3out of 4 2,225 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ateres Girls High School
Willow Grove , Felling NE10 9PQ 		- not rated 2,461 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Girls More About School
Furrowfield School
Whitehill Drive , Felling NE10 9RZ 		3out of 4 2,834 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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