OFSTED
12 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Trust
WEST NEWCASTLE ACADEMY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
181
181 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
87
48.1% of pupils
Male pupils
94
51.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
28.8 pts
above England
School
53.6%
Newcastle upon Tyne
39.8%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
26.7 pts
above England
School
47.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
25.7%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
0.5%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
32.6%
59
Any other White background
9.9%
18
Any other ethnic group
9.9%
18
African
9.4%
17
Bangladeshi
9.4%
17
Gypsy / Roma
9.4%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.8%
43 of
181 pupils
2.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
57.0%
3.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Reading
1.2 pts above England
School
75.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
74.5%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Writing
0.7 pts above England
School
71.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
70.9%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Maths
11.0 pts below England
School
61.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne
73.5%
North East
72.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.51%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.29 pts
higher than
England
School
8.51%
Newcastle upon Tyne
6.84%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.65%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.84 pts
higher than
England
School
28.65%
Newcastle upon Tyne
17.84%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.69%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.12 pts
lower than
England
School
1.69%
Newcastle upon Tyne
2.25%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
92.3%
4.2 pts
above England
West Newcastle Academy
92.3%
Newcastle upon Tyne
93.2%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.