White Mere Community Primary School
Sherburn Way, Wardley, Gateshead, NE10 8BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr John Archer
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 205
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- URN
- 108362
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914385008
About this school
White Mere Community Primary School is a community primary school in Gateshead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 136 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 62% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 90% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 76% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 81% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 White Mere 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 | 55% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 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 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 153 |
| 2023/24 | 136 |
| 2024/25 | 142 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How White Mere Community Primary School compares
White Mere Community Primary School ranked 55th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.8% | 29.7% | 136 | — |
| Lingey House Primary School | 47% | 6% | 32.1% | 450 | 0.3 miles |
| Wardley Primary School | 70% | 4.9% | 44% | 292 | 0.6 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead | 64% | 4.1% | 38.2% | 320 | 0.7 miles |
| Roman Road Primary School | 57% | 6.8% | 48.2% | 210 | 0.8 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw | 41% | 4% | 18% | 171 | 1.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.69%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.79%
- Persistent absence
- 8.55%
Location
Nearby schools
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Lingey House Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Wardley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead0.7 miles
Primary · Gateshead
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Roman Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw1.0 miles
Primary · Gateshead
Other schools in Gateshead
White Mere Community Primary School ranks 30th of the 35 ranked primary schools in Gateshead.
- Bede Community Primary School Primary
- Bill Quay Primary School Primary
- Brandling Primary School Primary
- Brighton Avenue Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Community Primary School Primary
- Carr Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Primary
- Dunston Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Falla Park Community Primary School Primary
- Fell Dyke Community Primary School Primary
- Glynwood Community Primary School Primary
- Harlow Green Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does White Mere Community Primary School teach?
- White Mere Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gateshead.
- Who is the headteacher of White Mere Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of White Mere Community Primary School is Mr John Archer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was White Mere Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected White Mere 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 White Mere Community Primary School?
- White Mere Community Primary School has 136 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is White Mere Community Primary School full?
- White Mere Community Primary School has capacity for 205 pupils and 136 on roll (66%), 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 White Mere Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. White Mere Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does White Mere Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records White Mere Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have White Mere Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does White Mere Community Primary School rank locally?
- White Mere Community Primary School ranked 55th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is White Mere Community Primary School's absence rate?
- White Mere Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are White Mere Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, White Mere 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.