West Denton Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
150326
Address
Hillhead Road, West Denton, West Denton Primary School, NE5 1DN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
328 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
50.9%
Girls
49.1%
First language not English
11%
Free school meals (FSM)
56.4%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 80.2%
Mixed 6%
Other 4.3%
African 3.4%
Other Asian 2.4%
Other White 0.9%
Indian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.9%
Chinese 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

West Denton Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
33
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
33
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
33
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
15
6
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
17
11
6
Reception, Full-time
44
17
27
Year 1
43
19
24
Year 2
44
26
18
Year 3
41
20
21
Year 4
36
19
17
Year 5
44
24
20
Year 6
44
25
19
Year 2024-2025

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