Community school · Gateshead

Blaydon West Primary School

3–11Ages
166Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108349URN

Blaydon Bank, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4PY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.6 above Gateshead median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gateshead

61 applications for 22 places · 9th of 59 in Gateshead

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

Inspection history

2 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
10 July 2013
Graded inspection: 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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Gateshead median (2.2) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

61 applications · 22 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 2.8; Gateshead median median 2.2
2025 2.2; Gateshead median median 2.1
2024 2.7; Gateshead median median 2.0
2023 2.7; Gateshead median median 1.9
2022 2.2; Gateshead median median 2.0
2021 2.9; Gateshead median median 2.0
2020 2.6; Gateshead median median 2.0
2019 2.4; Gateshead median median 2.0
2018 1.9; Gateshead median median 1.8
2017 2.3; Gateshead median median 1.8
2016 2.0; Gateshead median median 1.8
2015 1.8; Gateshead median median 1.8
2014 1.4; 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	22	61	2.8	21	0.95
Sep 2025	25	55	2.2	22	0.88
Sep 2024	21	56	2.7	19	0.90
Sep 2023	15	40	2.7	12	0.80
Sep 2022	30	66	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2021	22	63	2.9	20	0.91
Sep 2020	22	56	2.6	19	0.86
Sep 2019	26	61	2.4	23	0.88
Sep 2018	30	58	1.9	26	0.87
Sep 2017	24	56	2.3	20	0.83
Sep 2016	20	40	2.0	15	0.75
Sep 2015	22	39	1.8	18	0.82
Sep 2014	28	38	1.4	19	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%6th of 62 in Gateshead

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Gateshead 80% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Gateshead 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Gateshead 76% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Gateshead 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Gateshead 79% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Gateshead 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	83%	13%	107	105
2023/24	62%	24%	104	103
2022/23	70%	20%	110	106

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

Blaydon West Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
0.4 km · Gateshead

Good2023

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close
1.3 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Good2024

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
1.4 km · Gateshead

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Good2023

1.9applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Lemington Riverside Primary School
1.5 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

2026

1.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
West Lane Primary School
1.7 km · Gateshead

2026

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Waverley Primary School
1.8 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

2026

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Crookhill Community Primary School
2.2 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108349 · 390/2182
Free school meals: 23.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Blaydon Bank, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4PY
Local authority: Gateshead

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources