West Boldon Primary School
Primary schoolWest Boldon Primary School is a primary school in South Tyneside, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 280 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 13 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected 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, 82% of pupils at West Boldon Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in South Tyneside and 62% in England.
14% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 104 | 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- Boldon SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional)420 m
- Boldon Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, June 2024630 m
- Helen Gibson Nursery SchoolNursery. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met1 km
- East Boldon Junior SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- East Boldon Infants' SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met1.1 km
- Forest View PrimaryPrimary. School remains Good, April 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Tyneside
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).