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EnglandNorth EastGatesheadNE21 6PHWest Lane Primary School
Primary

West Lane Primary School

Primary

Gateshead · Blaydon-on-Tyne · NE21 6PH www.wwlcp.school

Pupils
343
cap. 424
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
343
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
343
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGateshead
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of West Lane Primary School · Primary · Gateshead

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
-8pp
77%65%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
343
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
West Lane, Winlaton, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 6PH
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
2024/2553%3%76%21%67%7%64%10%79%67%105.0102.0104.013%343
2023/2461%0%76%20%72%4%85%9%85%70%104.0104.0104.013%366
2022/2360%2%64%19%81%2%86%24%76%74%104.0105.0106.0-0.70+0.50+1.6010%361
2018/1976%10%84%30%84%20%88%28%86%88%107.0107.0109.0+2.80+1.50+2.2011%403
2017/1877%8%88%25%87%19%88%15%81%87%106.0106.0107.0+2.90+2.10+3.109%386
2016/1770%11%95%35%73%19%81%22%81%86%108.0106.0107.0+3.60-1.00+2.009%388

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
2024/2534322.513%2%31%5%9%
2023/2436622.513%1%31%5%13%
2022/2336117.810%0%33%6%15%
2021/2239319.410%1%33%6%19%
2020/2141622.812%1%27%
2018/1940320.011%0%31%3%5%
2017/1838621.39%0%28%4%6%
2016/1738819.89%0%27%3%4%

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