Thomas Walling Primary Academy

State-Funded School

thomas-walling-primary-academy-newcastle-upon-tyne-north-east

North EastRegion

Newcastle upon TyneLocal Authority

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and WestConstituency

NE5 3PLPostcode

6.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Thomas Walling Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 412 pupils. Thomas Walling Primary Academy is part of THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

60%

Asian

15%

Black

12%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

412

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

65%

England average

27%

First language not English

37%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 412
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 22 January 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
30 Jun 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
31 Mar 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.