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EnglandNorth EastNewcastle upon TyneNE5 3PLThomas Walling Primary Academy
Primary

Thomas Walling Primary Academy

Primary

Newcastle upon Tyne · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE5 3PL https://thomaswalling.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/

Pupils
417
cap. 488
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
417
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
417
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/05/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Thomas Walling Primary Academy · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
77%
+5pp
77%63%49%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
8%
-3pp
11%8%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
417
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
36%
FSM eligible
66%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Lindfield Avenue, Blakelaw, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 3PL
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2577%8%89%36%79%15%83%17%79%79%107.0104.0106.021%417
2023/2472%11%79%33%79%23%74%18%74%77%105.0103.0107.019%437
2022/2376%10%85%32%85%20%86%31%80%92%106.0107.0108.0+3.50+3.70+3.9016%424
2018/1969%11%78%25%89%20%73%18%75%80%104.0104.0107.0+3.70+4.40+2.1016%441
2017/1849%4%62%13%85%29%62%9%80%76%102.0101.0106.0-2.30+1.70-3.0015%472
2016/1738%4%58%13%82%20%42%9%85%78%101.099.0105.0-2.30+1.60-4.5012%496

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2541718.821%36%66%6%16%
2023/2443720.519%35%65%7%21%
2022/2342419.316%34%68%7%25%
2021/2241918.913%33%71%6%23%
2020/2138617.215%31%66%
2018/1944118.416%32%69%4%6%
2017/1847221.015%29%67%4%9%
2016/1749624.012%29%62%5%15%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.