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Redesdale Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Foundation school
Wiltshire Drive, Wallsend NE28 8TS · redesdale.co.uk · 0191 814 9435
On the mapSearch near NE28 8TS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 82%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Tyneside 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 324
- 93% of 350 places
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 40 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 46 | 43 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 50 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 38 | 39 | 1▲ | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across North Tyneside it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲82% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Redesdale Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 42
- 13% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied