Blaydon West Primary School | Primary in Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead | Ofsted & DfE

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

179

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

179

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

179

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/12/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityGateshead

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio19.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Blaydon West Primary School · Primary · Gateshead

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

83%

+21pp

94%78%62%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 83%

RWM higher standard

13%

-11pp

24%14%4%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

90%

Reading higher standard

33%

Writing expected standard

87%

Writing higher standard

27%

Maths expected standard

87%

Maths higher standard

20%

Science expected standard

93%

SPAG expected standard

90%

SPAG higher standard

40%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

179

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

12%

FSM eligible

27%

SEN

18%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Blaydon Bank, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4PY

Local authority

Gateshead

Website

www.blaydonwestprimary.org/

Telephone

01914143286

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	83%	13%	90%	33%	87%	27%	87%	20%	93%	90%	107.0	105.0	108.0	—	—	—	18%	179
2023/24	62%	24%	76%	34%	79%	31%	76%	28%	83%	72%	104.0	103.0	107.0	—	—	—	18%	194
2022/23	70%	20%	90%	55%	85%	35%	80%	25%	100%	80%	110.0	106.0	107.0	+4.60	+2.90	+1.20	10%	190
2018/19	65%	4%	65%	22%	96%	13%	96%	9%	74%	87%	102.0	105.0	104.0	-0.90	+2.90	+1.40	8%	196
2017/18	94%	13%	100%	50%	100%	31%	94%	31%	94%	100%	109.0	108.0	109.0	+4.50	+4.50	+4.50	8%	169
2016/17	64%	7%	64%	14%	79%	21%	86%	29%	79%	71%	101.0	107.0	106.0	-0.50	+0.00	+5.00	12%	153

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	179	19.2	18%	12%	27%	5%	12%
2023/24	194	19.5	18%	9%	28%	5%	14%
2022/23	190	20.2	10%	5%	28%	5%	11%
2021/22	209	18.5	10%	5%	32%	6%	23%
2020/21	201	21.5	13%	4%	28%	—	—
2018/19	196	20.7	8%	6%	29%	3%	4%
2017/18	169	17.6	8%	5%	32%	3%	3%
2016/17	153	18.6	12%	6%	38%	4%	5%