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EnglandNorth EastGatesheadNE10 8BAWhite Mere Community Primary School
Primary

White Mere Community Primary School

Primary

Gateshead · Gateshead · NE10 8BA https://www.whitemereprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
142
cap. 205
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
142
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
142
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGateshead
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of White Mere Community Primary School · Primary · Gateshead

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
-9pp
71%62%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
0%
-5pp
14%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
53%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
68%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
5%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
142
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Sherburn Way, Wardley, Gateshead, NE10 8BA
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%0%79%37%53%5%68%11%68%74%106.0102.0102.025%142
2023/2462%5%90%43%71%5%76%19%71%81%109.0105.0105.020%136
2022/2355%5%77%14%59%9%73%14%73%68%104.0102.0101.0+0.40-1.60-0.7020%153
2018/1960%5%75%35%75%15%80%25%80%85%106.0106.0108.0-0.70-1.60-0.6023%158
2017/1871%14%71%36%86%21%86%43%79%86%109.0108.0112.0+2.50+1.90+4.3017%151
2016/1783%17%89%33%83%28%89%39%72%89%109.0108.0112.0+2.00+0.40+1.7018%151

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
2024/2514219.925%1%30%5%9%
2023/2413619.320%1%21%6%21%
2022/2315319.520%0%18%5%16%
2021/2215318.817%0%14%6%22%
2020/2115318.620%0%12%
2018/1915815.523%2%12%3%4%
2017/1815113.617%1%12%3%6%
2016/1715114.118%2%11%3%3%

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