Primary school

West Lane Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Gateshead
  • NE21 6PH
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,486 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 77%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 25%25%2016/17: top 33%2017/18: top 25%2018/19: top 27%2022/23: top 55%2023/24: top 55%2024/25: top 77%No exams

Against North EastArrows: North East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM53% · North East 67%2/10 Well below North East−50.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · North East 8%2/10 Well below North East−30.3 pts
Reading score105 · North East 1054/10 Below−44 pts
Maths score102 · North East 1052/10 Well below North East−58.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 67% · 46 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 70% · 37 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 77% · 52 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 76% · 50 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 60% · 42 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 61% · 54 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 53% · 58 pupils · North East 67%77%53%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 46 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 11% · 37 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 8% · 52 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 10% · 50 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 2% · 42 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 0% · 54 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 3% · 58 pupils · North East 8%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 46 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 108 · 37 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 106 · 52 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 107 · 50 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 104 · 42 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 104 · 54 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 105 · 58 pupils · North East 105108104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 46 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 106 · 37 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 106 · 52 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 107 · 50 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 105 · 42 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 104 · 54 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 102 · 58 pupils · North East 105107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
31 of 31 who put it first2014 · 79.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3131
2nd281
3rd180

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2015Requires improvement
  5. 2015Ungraded visit
  6. 2017Good
  7. 2022Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026305
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.2%
First language not English2.3%
SEN support10.2%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils9.4%

Girls 48.4%Boys 51.6%

71.9% full · 424 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.2
Pupils per adult10.7
  • Classroom teachers 12.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 13.1
  • Other support 2

Teachers 14.8 FTE · Whole workforce 29.9 · 31 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,195
Spend per pupil£7,649
Staff spend per pupil£5,921
Reserve per pupil£383
  • +£114,557revenue reserve
  • −£135,727in-year balance

Grants £6,969 · self-generated £226 · premises £497 per pupil