West Boldon Primary School
Hindmarch Drive, West Boldon, Boldon, NE36 0HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Linsey Garr
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 280
- URN
- 108701
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915362846
About this school
West Boldon Primary School is a community primary school in Boldon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 280 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 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
- Strong 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 | 39 | 42 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 57% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 71% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 60% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 48% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 West Boldon 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 | South Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 252 |
| 2023/24 | 259 |
| 2024/25 | 259 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Boldon Primary School compares
West Boldon Primary School ranked 3rd of 38 primary schools in South 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 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 6.3% | 51.4% | 280 | — |
| East Boldon Junior School | 81% | 5% | 10.2% | 235 | 0.7 miles |
| East Boldon Infants' School | — | 3.4% | 11.1% | 163 | 0.7 miles |
| Forest View Primary | 67% | 5.4% | 52% | 213 | 0.9 miles |
| Hedworth Lane Primary School | 76% | 4.7% | 27.1% | 290 | 1.0 miles |
| Biddick Hall Infants' School | — | 5% | 67.9% | 219 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report13 January 2026
- 28 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.35%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.31%
- Persistent absence
- 17.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
East Boldon Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Tyne & Wear
-
East Boldon Infants' School0.7 miles
Primary · East Boldon
-
Forest View Primary0.9 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Hedworth Lane Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Boldon Colliery
-
Biddick Hall Infants' School1.0 miles
Primary · South Shields
Common questions
- What year groups does West Boldon Primary School teach?
- West Boldon Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Boldon.
- Who is the headteacher of West Boldon Primary School?
- The headteacher of West Boldon Primary School is Mrs Linsey Garr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was West Boldon Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Boldon 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 West Boldon Primary School?
- West Boldon Primary School has 280 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is West Boldon Primary School full?
- West Boldon Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 280 on roll (89%), 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 West Boldon Primary School a faith school?
- No. West Boldon Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does West Boldon Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records West Boldon Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does West Boldon Primary School have?
- The schools register lists West Boldon Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have West Boldon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% 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 West Boldon Primary School rank locally?
- West Boldon Primary School ranked 3rd of 38 primary schools in South 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 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is West Boldon Primary School's absence rate?
- West Boldon Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Boldon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Boldon 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.