Westmoor Primary School

Westmoor Primary School is performing well overall. Inspectors found the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management to be good, while personal development and early years provision are outstanding. The school has high academic and social expectations, a calm and purposeful ethos, and pupils achieve strong standards in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. Reading is a particular priority, with effective phonics and strong early years practice. Pupils behave well, attend regularly, enjoy a wide range of activities and benefit from exemplary personal development. Safeguarding is effective, and governors provide strong support and challenge. The main areas for improvement relate to the school’s new curriculum and provision for pupils with SEND. The revised curriculum is still being embedded in some foundation subjects, and older pupils have gaps in knowledge in those areas. Provision for some pupils with SEND is not always matched precisely to their needs, and the school is reviewing this. Pupils eligible for pupil premium do not attend as regularly as their peers, and on occasion pupils do not listen carefully to each other’s views. This was a graded inspection under the current framework, so the school did not receive an overall effectiveness grade. The school was previously judged to require improvement and has acted diligently on external support and advice since then. It is a larger-than-average foundation primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11, with a newly formed governing body that knows the school well.

Strengths

• High academic and social expectations for all pupils
• Curriculum builds well on prior learning from Nursery to Year 6
• Calm, purposeful and interesting lessons
• Pupils achieve high standards in reading, writing and mathematics by Year 6
• Pupils are well prepared for secondary school
• Pupils enjoy school, attend regularly and behave well
• Wide range of extra-curricular activities and pupil leadership roles
• Strong focus on mental health and well-being
• Reading is a high priority with effective phonics teaching
• Early years provision is outstanding and children make exceptional progress
• Personal development is exemplary, including understanding of democracy, rights and online safety
• Governors provide incisive support and challenge
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• New curriculum is not yet embedded in some foundation subjects, leaving gaps in older pupils’ knowledge
• Provision for some pupils with SEND is not matched precisely to their needs
• Pupils eligible for pupil premium do not attend as regularly as their peers
• On occasion, pupils talk over each other and do not listen to each other’s points of view

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Westmoor Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.3% of pupils at Westmoor Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Westmoor Primary School had 25.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.0% of pupils at Westmoor Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Westmoor Primary School received £6,201 and spent £6,071 for each of its 340 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £82,000 (£242 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Westmoor Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Westmoor Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Westmoor Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Westmoor Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Westmoor Primary School have?

Westmoor Primary School has 343 pupils on roll.

What age range does Westmoor Primary School cover?

Westmoor Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Westmoor Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Westmoor Primary School?

Westmoor Primary School is at Southgate, Killingworth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 6SA.