Westerhope Primary 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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Westerhope Primary School

Hillhead Road, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE5 1NE

https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/

Westerhope Primary School is an academy. It has about 360 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. The present school opened in 2024.

This school is a member of ONE (Owl North East) Trust. (Other schools in this trust include West Denton Primary School, Milecastle Primary School, Simonside Primary School, Knop Law Primary School and Waverley Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Environment, Attainment, Progress and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Representation and Attendance.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.5		St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope
0.6		Beech Hill Primary School
0.6		Milecastle Primary School
0.6		St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton
0.6		West Denton Primary School
0.6		Simonside Primary School
0.7		Knop Law Primary School
0.7		Farne Primary School
0.7		Cheviot Primary School
1.1		Hilton Primary Academy
1.3		Thomas Walling Primary Academy
1.4		Broadwood Primary School

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is roughly average.

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

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

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is poor.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite high.

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

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

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