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West Denton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Hillhead Road, West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE5 1DN · westdenton.newcastle.sch.uk · 0191 267 4211
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 48%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Newcastle upon Tyne 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Newcastle upon Tyne Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 316
- 86% of 367 places
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 55%
- First language not English
- 13.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Newcastle upon Tyne Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 35 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 | 35 | 33 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 36 | 37 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼48% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108449)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for West Denton Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108449)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108449), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108449)
Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108449)
Jan 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108449)