Wingrove Primary School
Hadrian Road, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- West End Schools Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Mullarkey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 466
- URN
- 108487
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912735466
About this school
Wingrove Primary School is a foundation primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 466 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wingrove Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 57 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 54% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 9% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 68% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 67% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 68% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Wingrove 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 | 51% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 469 |
| 2023/24 | 462 |
| 2024/25 | 468 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wingrove Primary School compares
Wingrove Primary School ranked 48th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.6% | 46.6% | 466 | — |
| Canning Street Primary School | 47% | 8.4% | 69.5% | 453 | 0.5 miles |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | 68% | 2.9% | 25.1% | 241 | 0.5 miles |
| Moorside Primary School | 39% | 10.5% | 68.3% | 395 | 0.6 miles |
| Westgate Hill Primary Academy | 54% | 5.4% | 44.1% | 726 | 0.6 miles |
| West Newcastle Academy | 57% | 8.5% | 50.8% | 181 | 0.8 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)
- 46.63%
- English as an additional language
- 76.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.61%
- Persistent absence
- 15.59%
Location
Nearby schools
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Canning Street Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Sacred Heart Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Moorside Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Westgate Hill Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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West Newcastle Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Wingrove Primary School ranks 67th 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 ages does Wingrove Primary School teach?
- Wingrove Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Wingrove Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wingrove Primary School is Mrs Jane Mullarkey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wingrove Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wingrove 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 many pupils are at Wingrove Primary School?
- Wingrove Primary School has 466 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wingrove Primary School full?
- Wingrove Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 466 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wingrove Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wingrove Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wingrove Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wingrove Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Wingrove Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Wingrove Primary School is part of West End Schools Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wingrove Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wingrove Primary School compare with other schools in Newcastle upon Tyne?
- Wingrove Primary School ranked 48th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wingrove Primary School's absence rate?
- Wingrove Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wingrove Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wingrove 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.