Walkergate Community School | School performance

69%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

647

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

69%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

647

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

69%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

647

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/01/2020

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 Walkergate Community School · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

69%

+11pp

79%68%57%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 69%

RWM higher standard

+5pp

9%6%2%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

72%

Reading higher standard

23%

Writing expected standard

76%

Writing higher standard

13%

Maths expected standard

84%

Maths higher standard

21%

Science expected standard

80%

SPAG expected standard

76%

SPAG higher standard

16%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

103.0

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

647

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

12%

FSM eligible

51%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

Sutton Street, Walkergate, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4SD

Local authority

Newcastle upon Tyne

Website

walkergate.neat.org.uk

Telephone

01912655737

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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	69%	7%	72%	23%	76%	13%	84%	21%	80%	76%	103.0	105.0	103.0	—	—	—	20%	647
2023/24	58%	2%	69%	20%	73%	8%	74%	16%	78%	69%	103.0	104.0	103.0	—	—	—	17%	656
2022/23	57%	3%	66%	11%	68%	14%	76%	15%	77%	78%	103.0	104.0	106.0	-2.90	-0.90	-0.30	15%	659
2018/19	63%	9%	70%	22%	83%	23%	87%	26%	83%	77%	104.0	107.0	106.0	+1.20	+2.60	+3.90	17%	686
2017/18	79%	9%	89%	23%	82%	13%	89%	21%	83%	87%	106.0	106.0	107.0	+2.30	+1.20	+2.50	—	689

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	647	22.1	20%	12%	51%	5%	13%
2023/24	656	20.9	17%	10%	50%	5%	12%
2022/23	659	22.0	15%	9%	49%	7%	22%
2021/22	676	21.7	16%	7%	50%	7%	22%
2020/21	690	21.6	16%	6%	43%	—	—
2018/19	686	23.6	17%	4%	49%	5%	12%
2017/18	—	22.7	—	—	—	5%	15%