Community school · Gateshead

Wardley Primary School

3–11Ages
292Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108371URN

Keir Hardie Avenue, Wardley, Gateshead, NE10 8TX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Gateshead median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gateshead

67 applications for 36 places · 45th of 59 in Gateshead

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%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 6 January 2026Published 11 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong 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		Strong standard

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

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Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
2 February 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Gateshead median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

67 applications · 36 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 1.9; Gateshead median median 2.2
2025 1.7; Gateshead median median 2.1
2024 1.6; Gateshead median median 2.0
2023 2.0; Gateshead median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Gateshead median median 2.0
2021 1.9; Gateshead median median 2.0
2020 2.2; Gateshead median median 2.0
2019 1.6; Gateshead median median 2.0
2018 1.9; Gateshead median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Gateshead median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Gateshead median median 1.8
2015 1.9; Gateshead median median 1.8
2014 1.6; 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	36	67	1.9	35	0.97
Sep 2025	32	53	1.7	27	0.84
Sep 2024	35	57	1.6	34	0.97
Sep 2023	40	78	2.0	36	0.90
Sep 2022	31	62	2.0	30	0.97
Sep 2021	33	62	1.9	29	0.88
Sep 2020	27	59	2.2	25	0.93
Sep 2019	45	72	1.6	43	0.96
Sep 2018	30	57	1.9	28	0.93
Sep 2017	32	62	1.9	31	0.97
Sep 2016	47	84	1.8	43	0.91
Sep 2015	34	66	1.9	33	0.97
Sep 2014	39	61	1.6	38	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 73% · Maths 94% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%26th of 62 in Gateshead

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Gateshead 80% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Gateshead 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Gateshead 76% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Gateshead 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Gateshead 79% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Gateshead 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	70%	6%	108	106
2023/24	69%	4%	106	104
2022/23	54%	7%	105	104

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

Wardley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Lingey House Primary School
0.6 km · Gateshead

Good2024

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw
0.7 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Bill Quay Primary School
0.9 km · Gateshead

2026

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
White Mere Community Primary School
1.0 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Drive Community Primary School
1.1 km · Gateshead

Good2022

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
1.2 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Roman Road Primary School
1.8 km · Gateshead

Good2023

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
West Walker Primary School
1.8 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108371 · 390/2224
Capacity: 315 pupils · 292 on roll
Free school meals: 40.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Keir Hardie Avenue, Wardley, Gateshead, NE10 8TX
Local authority: Gateshead

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