Westgate Hill Primary Academy
Primary schoolWestgate Hill Primary Academy is a primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 726 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 21 April 2026
- 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
- 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, 54% of pupils at Westgate Hill Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Newcastle upon Tyne and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Newcastle upon Tyne | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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- Moorside Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)330 m
- Bahr AcademyIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file410 m
- Ashfield Nursery SchoolNursery. Good (overall), June 2024550 m
- Hawthorn Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Newcastle upon Tyne
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).