Blaydon West Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 1 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Unique reference
- 108349
- Address
- Blaydon Bank, NE21 4PY
- Website
- www.blaydonwestprimary.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 179 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 11.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.6%
- Persistent absence
- 12.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.9%
White British 80.4%
Other 6.1%
Mixed 4.5%
Other White 3.4%
African 1.7%
Chinese 1.7%
Indian 1.1%
Other Asian 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average4.6
WritingWell above average2.9
MathsAverage1.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 62%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 24%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Blaydon West Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 25
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 5 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 3 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 20 9 11 |
| Year 1 | 14 5 9 |
| Year 2 | 26 10 16 |
| Year 3 | 21 10 11 |
| Year 4 | 23 16 7 |
| Year 5 | 26 16 10 |
| Year 6 | 31 14 17 |