Westgate Hill Primary Academy

State-Funded School

westgate-hill-primary-academy-newcastle-upon-tyne-north-east

North EastRegion

Newcastle upon TyneLocal Authority

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and WestConstituency

NE4 5JNPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Westgate Hill Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 726 pupils. Westgate Hill Primary Academy is part of THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 Apr 2026 · published 16 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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 Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 54%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

20%

Asian

51%

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

13%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

726

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

88%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 726
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 Nov 2021	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
10 Jan 2017	Inadequate	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.