Westmoor Primary School
Southgate, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Trundley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 343
- URN
- 108582
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01916077150
About this school
Westmoor Primary School is a foundation primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 343 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
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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 45 | 42 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 76% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 81% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 83% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 81% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Westmoor 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 | North Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 351 |
| 2023/24 | 334 |
| 2024/25 | 337 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westmoor Primary School compares
Westmoor Primary School ranked 15th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.1% | 15.4% | 343 | — |
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall | 83% | 3.5% | 13.4% | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| Forest Hall Primary School | 62% | 5.6% | 44.1% | 148 | 0.4 miles |
| Grasmere Academy | 33% | 8.8% | 56.3% | 86 | 0.5 miles |
| Bailey Green Primary School | 74% | 4.2% | 26.7% | 469 | 0.7 miles |
| Benton Dene Primary School | 79% | 4.3% | 22.9% | 466 | 0.7 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)
- 15.44%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.12%
- Persistent absence
- 8.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Forest Hall Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Grasmere Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Bailey Green Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Killingworth
-
Benton Dene Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Westmoor Primary School ranks 35th 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 Westmoor Primary School teach?
- Westmoor Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Westmoor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Westmoor Primary School is Mrs Sharon Trundley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westmoor Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westmoor 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 Westmoor Primary School?
- Westmoor Primary School has 343 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Westmoor Primary School full?
- Westmoor Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 343 on roll (109%), so it is at or above 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 Westmoor Primary School a faith school?
- No. Westmoor Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westmoor Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Westmoor Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Westmoor Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westmoor Primary School rank locally?
- Westmoor Primary School ranked 15th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westmoor Primary School's absence rate?
- Westmoor Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westmoor Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westmoor 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 8 July 2026.