Community school · Gateshead

West Lane Primary School

3–11Ages
305Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108346URN

West Lane, Winlaton, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 6PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.2 above Gateshead median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gateshead

77 applications for 32 places · 18th of 59 in Gateshead

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 22 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

23 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
2 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Gateshead median (2.2) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

77 applications · 32 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 2.4; Gateshead median median 2.2
2025 1.9; Gateshead median median 2.1
2024 2.0; Gateshead median median 2.0
2023 1.9; Gateshead median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Gateshead median median 2.0
2021 1.7; Gateshead median median 2.0
2020 1.8; Gateshead median median 2.0
2019 2.1; Gateshead median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Gateshead median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Gateshead median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Gateshead median median 1.8
2015 1.7; Gateshead median median 1.8
2014 1.8; Gateshead median median 1.7

This school
Gateshead median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	32	77	2.4	31	0.97
Sep 2025	29	55	1.9	28	0.97
Sep 2024	40	81	2.0	39	0.98
Sep 2023	29	54	1.9	27	0.93
Sep 2022	41	81	2.0	39	0.95
Sep 2021	49	84	1.7	49	1.00
Sep 2020	51	91	1.8	48	0.94
Sep 2019	42	87	2.1	35	0.83
Sep 2018	43	72	1.7	36	0.84
Sep 2017	40	61	1.5	37	0.93
Sep 2016	44	78	1.8	41	0.93
Sep 2015	60	103	1.7	61	1.02
Sep 2014	59	107	1.8	64	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 67% · Maths 64% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%54th of 62 in Gateshead

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Gateshead 80% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Gateshead 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Gateshead 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Gateshead 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Gateshead 79% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Gateshead 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gateshead median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	3%	105	102
2023/24	61%	0%	104	104
2022/23	60%	2%	104	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

West Lane Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Parkhead Community Primary School
0.9 km · Gateshead

Good2023

1.9applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
1.4 km · Gateshead

Good2023

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Blaydon West Primary School
1.7 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
2.1 km · Gateshead

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Crookhill Community Primary School
2.3 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Rowlands Gill Community Primary School
2.8 km · Gateshead

Good2023

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Fellside Community Primary School
3.0 km · Gateshead

Good2022

3.2applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close
3.1 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Good2024

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108346 · 390/2177
Capacity: 424 pupils · 305 on roll
Free school meals: 28.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: West Lane, Winlaton, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 6PH
Local authority: Gateshead

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources