Wingrove Primary School

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Hadrian Road
Fenham
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE4 9HN
Phone 01912735466
Reference Number 108487

Wingrove Primary School is performing well overall, with most pupils making steady progress across the curriculum. The school has made notable improvements, particularly in Year 4 mathematics, and disadvantaged pupils are achieving well relative to national standards. However, there are ongoing challenges, especially in early reading and writing skills, where younger pupils fall short of acquiring essential phonics knowledge. Despite these concerns, the school fosters a strong sense of belonging among pupils and provides a supportive learning environment with high attendance rates, particularly among disadvantaged students.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 468
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.14%
Girls: 47.86%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 45%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 81.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 30 29 59
2 34 26 60
3 35 25 60
4 26 35 61
5 24 33 57
6 35 24 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 38%
White, Other 9.2%
Asian, Other 6.8%
African 6.6%
Indian 4.3%
White, British 3.8%
Mixed, Other 1.3%
White & Asian 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Unclassified 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Expected standard
 >  Leadership & Governance Expected standard
 >  Personal Development & Wellbeing Expected standard
 >  Achievement Expected standard
 >  Attendance & Behaviour Expected standard
 >  Curriculum & Teaching Expected standard
 >  Inclusion Expected standard
 >  Early Years Expected standard
Last Report Date 17 Mar 2026
Date Report
17 Mar 2026 School inspection
19 Jan 2022 School inspection
06 Dec 2016 Full inspection
25 Sep 2012 Full inspection
02 May 2012 Curriculum and development visit
25 Jan 2011 Full inspection
21 May 2008 Full inspection
20 Jun 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Effective safeguarding practices are in place.
  • Leaders have established a coherent and ambitious curriculum.
  • Pupils generally make good progress and achieve well by Year 6.
  • High attendance rates, especially for disadvantaged and SEND pupils.
  • Strong commitment to inclusion and support for vulnerable pupils.
  • Encouragement of positive behavior and a strong sense of community among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

  • Many younger pupils do not acquire basic phonics knowledge quickly enough.
  • Inconsistencies in the teaching of phonics.
  • Some older pupils struggle with handwriting and joining their writing.
  • Assessment in foundation subjects is not always used effectively.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 59%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2.2
Writing 1.3
Maths -0.9

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 33 1
Third Preference 26 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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