Foundation school · North Tyneside

Western Community Primary School

3–11Ages
440Pupils
PrimaryPhase
133384URN

Rutland Road, Wallsend, NE28 8QL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.4 below North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Tyneside

85 applications for 61 places · 42nd of 50 in North Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 below North Tyneside median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

85 applications · 61 places offered · 58 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 2.2; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.7; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2022 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2021 1.4; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2020 2.0; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2019 1.9; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2018 2.0; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2017 2.2; North Tyneside median median 2.0
2016 2.3; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2015 2.0; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2014 2.4; North Tyneside median median 2.0

This school
North 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	61	85	1.4	58	0.95
Sep 2025	57	127	2.2	83	1.46
Sep 2024	59	102	1.7	59	1.00
Sep 2023	61	97	1.6	61	1.00
Sep 2022	59	96	1.6	58	0.98
Sep 2021	58	82	1.4	56	0.97
Sep 2020	48	96	2.0	48	1.00
Sep 2019	60	112	1.9	70	1.17
Sep 2018	60	122	2.0	74	1.23
Sep 2017	61	132	2.2	78	1.28
Sep 2016	60	138	2.3	73	1.22
Sep 2015	61	122	2.0	60	0.98
Sep 2014	60	144	2.4	85	1.42

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 78% · Maths 85% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%9th of 45 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

North Tyneside 79% England 78%

Higher standard58%

North Tyneside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

North Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth22%

North Tyneside 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

North Tyneside 79% England 77%

Higher standard35%

North Tyneside 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Tyneside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	15%	111	108
2023/24	66%	7%	106	104
2022/23	63%	4%	106	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

Western Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend
0.5 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Carville Academy
0.7 km · North Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2025
Richardson Dees Primary School
1.2 km · North Tyneside

Good2022

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker
1.3 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Walkergate Community School
1.4 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Redesdale Primary School
1.5 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Wallsend Jubilee Primary School
1.5 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend
1.6 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133384 · 392/2088
Trust: The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Capacity: 498 pupils · 440 on roll
Free school meals: 34.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2002
Address: Rutland Road, Wallsend, NE28 8QL
Local authority: North Tyneside

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