West Newcastle Academy

Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne · NE4 8QP · URN 139729

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2024-11-12Cohort 181

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 28

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 71 schools in Newcastle upon Tyne

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
57%
Newcastle upon Tyne 62.9%England 61%
5.9 percentage points below the area average of 62.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
7%
Newcastle upon Tyne 9.6%England 8%
2.6 percentage points below the area average of 9.6
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
107
Newcastle upon Tyne 105.36England 105
1.6 above the area average of 105.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
102
Newcastle upon Tyne 104.61England 105
2.6 below the area average of 104.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
104
Newcastle upon Tyne 105.23England 105
1.2 below the area average of 105.2
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
18%
Newcastle upon Tyne 28.8%England 32%
10.7 percentage points below the area average of 28.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
75%
Newcastle upon Tyne 74.5%
0.5 percentage points above the area average of 74.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
71%
Newcastle upon Tyne 70.9%
In line with the area average of 70.9
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
61%
Newcastle upon Tyne 73.6%
12.5 percentage points below the area average of 73.6
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
28
Newcastle upon Tyne 45
17 below the area average of 45
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Newcastle upon Tyne	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	57% Newcastle upon Tyne 62.9%England 61%	5.9 percentage points below the area average of 62.9	4 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	7% Newcastle upon Tyne 9.6%England 8%	2.6 percentage points below the area average of 9.6	1 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	107 Newcastle upon Tyne 105.36England 105	1.6 above the area average of 105.4	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	102 Newcastle upon Tyne 104.61England 105	2.6 below the area average of 104.6	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	104 Newcastle upon Tyne 105.23England 105	1.2 below the area average of 105.2	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	18% Newcastle upon Tyne 28.8%England 32%	10.7 percentage points below the area average of 28.8	14 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	75% Newcastle upon Tyne 74.5%	0.5 percentage points above the area average of 74.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	71% Newcastle upon Tyne 70.9%	In line with the area average of 70.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	61% Newcastle upon Tyne 73.6%	12.5 percentage points below the area average of 73.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	28 Newcastle upon Tyne 45	17 below the area average of 45	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Newcastle upon Tyne · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.6 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 47% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 53.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 20.4% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.2pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 18% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 7% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 15.2pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 57% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 79.9% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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