Wardley Primary School
Primary schoolWardley Primary School is a primary school in Gateshead, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 292 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 6 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 70% of pupils at Wardley Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Gateshead and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Gateshead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Lingey House Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, PelawPrimary. School remains Good, January 2024. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- Heworth Grange SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 37.9 (2025/26, provisional)760 m
- Bill Quay Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)860 m
- White Mere Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- The Drive Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Gateshead
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).