Washingwell Community Primary School
Bucks Hill View, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 4RB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Hall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 223
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 108356
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914884400
About this school
Washingwell Community Primary School is a community primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 181 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 25 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 48% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 12% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 60% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 60% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 64% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Washingwell Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gateshead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 174 |
| 2023/24 | 175 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Washingwell Community Primary School compares
Washingwell Community Primary School ranked 47th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.3% | 20.4% | 181 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham | 90% | 2.9% | 6.4% | 189 | 0.4 miles |
| Front Street Community Primary School | 82% | 3.7% | 15% | 413 | 0.8 miles |
| Fellside Community Primary School | 90% | 3.1% | 7% | 235 | 0.8 miles |
| Swalwell Primary School | 54% | 8.1% | 56.4% | 141 | 0.9 miles |
| Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School | 80% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 210 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.37%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.26%
- Persistent absence
- 8.16%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Front Street Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Fellside Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Swalwell Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Washingwell Community Primary School ranks 75th of the 94 ranked primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Amberley Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primary
- Archibald First School Primary
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy Primary
- Backworth Park Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Primary School Primary
- Belsay Primary School Primary
- Benton Dene Primary School Primary
- Benton Park Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Washingwell Community Primary School teach?
- Washingwell Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Washingwell Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Washingwell Community Primary School is Mrs Alison Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Washingwell Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Washingwell Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Washingwell Community Primary School?
- Washingwell Community Primary School has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Washingwell Community Primary School full?
- Washingwell Community Primary School has capacity for 223 pupils and 181 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Washingwell Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Washingwell Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Washingwell Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Washingwell Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Washingwell Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Washingwell Community Primary School rank locally?
- Washingwell Community Primary School ranked 47th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Washingwell Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Washingwell Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Washingwell Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Washingwell Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.