Walkergate Community School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Walkergate Community School

Sutton Street, Walkergate, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE6 4SD

http://walkergate.neat.org.uk/

Walkergate Community School is an academy. It has about 660 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11. In January 2020 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Newcastle East Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Tyneview Primary School, Central Walker Church of England Primary School, West Walker Primary School and Whitehouse Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Finances, Disadvantaged pupils, Progress and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Environment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker
0.7		Chillingham Road Primary School
0.8		Western Community Primary School
0.8		Welbeck Academy
0.9		Carville Primary School
0.9		Ravenswood Primary School
0.9		St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School
0.9		St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton
0.9		Tyneview Primary School
1.1		Byker Primary School
1.1		St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend
1.2		St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle

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Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is above average.

Progress: Above average. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both quite low.

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is very high.

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

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