Westerhope Primary School
Hillhead Road, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1NE
This school is closed (it closed in December 2023).
It was replaced by Westerhope Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Russell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 401
- URN
- 108457
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
About this school
Westerhope Primary School was a foundation primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 401 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Westerhope Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - |
| 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 Westerhope 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 | Newcastle upon Tyne average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Westerhope Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.1% | 40.1% | 401 | — |
| Westerhope Primary School | 70% | 6.2% | 36.8% | 426 | 0.0 miles |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope | 66% | 6.3% | 40% | 223 | 0.5 miles |
| Milecastle Primary School | 77% | 3.6% | 20.5% | 185 | 0.6 miles |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton | 77% | 5% | 21.2% | 426 | 0.6 miles |
| Beech Hill Primary School | 79% | 6.1% | 55.9% | 441 | 0.6 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.1%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.1%
- Persistent absence
- 18.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westerhope Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Milecastle Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Beech Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other 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 ages does Westerhope Primary School teach?
- Westerhope Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Has Westerhope Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Westerhope Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Westerhope Primary School?
- Westerhope Primary School had 401 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Westerhope Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Westerhope Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westerhope 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 31 December 2023.