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This school is closed. The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2023/24.
Overview of West Denton Primary School · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2023/24 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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2022/23
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 64% | 20% | 71% | 44% | 69% | 27% | 69% | 29% | 73% | 71% | 107.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 | — | — | — | — | 335 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 5% | 82% | 38% | 74% | 23% | 82% | 26% | 90% | 77% | 107.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 | +3.00 | -0.30 | +1.90 | 29% | 312 |
| 2018/19 | 69% | 11% | 69% | 20% | 82% | 24% | 82% | 22% | 93% | 73% | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 | -0.40 | +0.50 | +2.00 | 22% | 320 |
| 2017/18 | 78% | 5% | 86% | 30% | 89% | 5% | 89% | 24% | 97% | 89% | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | +1.40 | +0.00 | +1.50 | 22% | 326 |
| 2016/17 | 78% | 6% | 84% | 34% | 81% | 9% | 84% | 44% | 88% | 84% | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 | +2.40 | +1.10 | +3.00 | 22% | 321 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 312 | 22.2 | 29% | 8% | 58% | 7% | 22% |
| 2021/22 | 308 | 22.2 | 29% | 8% | 59% | 7% | 23% |
| 2020/21 | 298 | 21.6 | 25% | 5% | 54% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 320 | 22.3 | 22% | 6% | 53% | 5% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 326 | 23.7 | 22% | 5% | 50% | 6% | 20% |
| 2016/17 | 321 | 22.6 | 22% | 5% | 51% | 5% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.