Westgate Hill Primary Academy, 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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Westgate Hill Primary Academy

Beaconsfield Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE4 5JN

https://westgatehill.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk

Westgate Hill Primary Academy is an academy. It has about 780 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In October 2021 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of The Laidlaw Schools Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Atkinson Road Primary Academy, Thomas Walling Primary Academy, Excelsior Academy, South Hylton Primary Academy and Academy 360.)

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

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		Moorside Primary School
0.4		Hawthorn Primary School
0.4		St Paul's CofE Primary School
0.6		Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School
0.6		St Michael's Catholic Primary School
0.6		Wingrove Primary School
0.9		Canning Street Primary School
0.9		St Johns Primary School
1.0		West Newcastle Academy
1.1		Sacred Heart Primary School
1.1		Atkinson Road Primary Academy
1.2		Riverside Primary Academy

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Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all excellent.

Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both very high.

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

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.

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

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

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