West Walker Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 22 2020 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Unique reference
144269
Address
326 Church Street, Walker, NE6 3XW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
206 (70% of total capacity)
Boys
43.2%
Girls
56.8%
First language not English
12.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
73.8%
Persistent absence
38.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 79.6%
African 6.3%
Other 3.4%
Mixed 3%
Other White 1.9%
Unclassified 1.9%
Other Asian 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Pakistani 1%
Other Black 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.8
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsWell below average-3.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 24%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 99
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 97
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

West Walker Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
20
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
19
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
19
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Full-time
12
5
7
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
17
8
9
Reception, Full-time
21
9
12
Year 1
15
6
9
Year 2
30
15
15
Year 3
29
10
19
Year 4
26
10
16
Year 5
27
14
13
Year 6
28
12
16
Year 2023-2024

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