Community school · South Tyneside

West Boldon Primary School

3–11Ages
280Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108701URN

Hindmarch Drive, West Boldon, Boldon, NE36 0HX · 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

1.3per place

0.6 below South Tyneside median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in South Tyneside

48 applications for 37 places · 37th of 38 in South Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

South Tyneside 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 8 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong 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

13 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
28 September 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.6 below South Tyneside median (1.9) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

48 applications · 37 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 1.3; South Tyneside median median 1.9
2025 1.7; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 1.9; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2022 1.6; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2021 1.7; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2020 1.0; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2019 1.6; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2018 1.7; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2017 1.4; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2016 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2015 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.5
2014 1.4; South Tyneside median median 1.4

This school
South Tyneside 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	37	48	1.3	36	0.97
Sep 2025	35	60	1.7	37	1.06
Sep 2024	28	41	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2023	29	55	1.9	28	0.97
Sep 2022	34	55	1.6	28	0.82
Sep 2021	32	53	1.7	28	0.88
Sep 2020	43	42	1.0	18	0.42
Sep 2019	31	49	1.6	27	0.87
Sep 2018	25	43	1.7	25	1.00
Sep 2017	39	54	1.4	34	0.87
Sep 2016	37	56	1.5	34	0.92
Sep 2015	40	58	1.5	36	0.90
Sep 2014	39	53	1.4	36	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 82% · Maths 86% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%3rd of 38 in South Tyneside

South Tyneside 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

South Tyneside 76% England 78%

Higher standard50%

South Tyneside 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

South Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth18%

South Tyneside 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

South Tyneside 77% England 77%

Higher standard32%

South Tyneside 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
South Tyneside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	82%	14%	107	108
2023/24	57%	5%	104	102
2022/23	54%	3%	102	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

West Boldon Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
East Boldon Junior School
1.1 km · South Tyneside

2026

81%met the SATs standard
East Boldon Infants' School
1.1 km · South Tyneside

2026

1.9applications per place
Forest View Primary
1.5 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hedworth Lane Primary School
1.6 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Biddick Hall Infants' School
1.6 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland
1.7 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Town End Academy
2.0 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Hedworthfield Primary School
2.0 km · South Tyneside

Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%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: 108701 · 393/2080
Capacity: 315 pupils · 280 on roll
Free school meals: 55.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hindmarch Drive, West Boldon, Boldon, NE36 0HX
Local authority: South Tyneside

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