Redesdale Primary School
Wiltshire Drive, Wallsend, NE28 8TS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Shackleton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 324
- URN
- 108599
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01918149435
About this school
Redesdale Primary School is a foundation primary school in Wallsend. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 324 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 February 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 | 29 | 48 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 58% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 83% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 75% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 60% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Redesdale 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 | 83% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 319 |
| 2023/24 | 335 |
| 2024/25 | 317 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Redesdale Primary School compares
Redesdale Primary School ranked 6th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 5% | 23% | 324 | — |
| Wallsend Jubilee Primary School | 58% | 5.1% | 34.7% | 401 | 0.3 miles |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend | 66% | 4.1% | 17.1% | 330 | 0.6 miles |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend | 48% | 6.2% | 23.7% | 190 | 0.7 miles |
| Western Community Primary School | 76% | 4.8% | 34.6% | 440 | 0.9 miles |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) | 35% | 7% | 26.5% | 213 | 1.2 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)
- 22.99%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.98%
- Persistent absence
- 9.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wallsend Jubilee Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wallsend
-
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend0.6 miles
Primary · Wallsend
-
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend0.7 miles
Primary · Wallsend
-
Western Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wallsend
-
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)1.2 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Wallsend
Redesdale Primary School ranks 1st of the 11 ranked primary schools in Wallsend.
- Battle Hill Primary School Primary
- Carville Academy Primary
- Denbigh Community Primary School Primary
- Hadrian Park Primary School Primary
- Richardson Dees Primary School Primary
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Primary
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend Primary
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Primary
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stephenson Memorial Primary School Primary
- Wallsend Jubilee Primary School Primary
- Western Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Redesdale Primary School teach?
- Redesdale Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wallsend.
- Who is the headteacher of Redesdale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Redesdale Primary School is Mr Michael Shackleton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Redesdale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Redesdale 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 Redesdale Primary School?
- Redesdale Primary School has 324 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Redesdale Primary School full?
- Redesdale Primary School has capacity for 350 pupils and 324 on roll (93%), 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 Redesdale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Redesdale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Redesdale Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Redesdale Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Redesdale Primary School?
- Redesdale Primary School is part of The North Tyneside Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Redesdale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Redesdale Primary School rank locally?
- Redesdale Primary School ranked 6th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Redesdale Primary School's absence rate?
- Redesdale Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Redesdale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Redesdale 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.