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EnglandNorth EastGatesheadNE16 4RBWashingwell Community Primary School
Primary

Washingwell Community Primary School

Primary

Gateshead · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE16 4RB www.washingwell.org.uk

Pupils
175
cap. 223
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
175
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
175
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityGateshead
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Washingwell Community Primary School · Primary · Gateshead

Finance£7537 spend / pupil£7291 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
+9pp
78%63%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
0%
-12pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
67%
SPAG expected standard
71%
LA AVG 77.4%
SPAG higher standard
19%
LA AVG 31.79%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.79
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.26
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
175
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Bucks Hill View, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 4RB
Local authority
Gateshead
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
2024/2557%0%76%33%67%5%76%14%67%71%107.0103.0105.027%175
2023/2448%12%60%28%68%16%60%28%80%64%104.0103.0102.028%175
2022/2370%4%89%37%85%11%81%11%81%89%107.0103.0105.0+0.70+0.40-2.4022%174
2018/1974%4%89%19%81%7%85%19%85%85%105.0105.0105.0+1.40-1.10+0.1028%123
2017/1878%4%81%37%81%19%85%11%93%89%106.0104.0106.0+0.50-0.40-1.0022%150
2016/1763%0%69%13%75%13%63%6%75%69%103.0102.0105.0-3.20-1.60-3.9017%160

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
2024/2517519.027%2%20%4%8%
2023/2417515.628%3%18%5%10%
2022/2317422.922%4%24%5%12%
2021/2217921.928%4%23%6%15%
2020/2115621.925%4%23%
2018/1912317.628%4%27%3%8%
2017/1815015.622%3%27%4%6%
2016/1716018.617%3%26%5%10%

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