Westgate Hill Primary Academy
About the school
Westgate Hill Primary Academy is an open primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 April 2026
- Published
- 16 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Outstanding
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 54%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 66%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 4%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 11%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 68%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 77%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 71%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 74%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 67%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 76%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 62%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 74%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 22%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 32%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 73%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 81%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 106
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
801
Girls
47.82%
Boys
52.18%
SEN support
15.36%
Education, health and care plan
1.62%
English as an additional language
86.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
44.05%
Overall absence
5.38
Persistent absence
16.43