West Boldon Primary School

West Boldon Primary School has demonstrated strong performance in several key areas, achieving expected standards across the curriculum while fostering a positive environment focused on personal development and wellbeing. The school, which integrates a specialist resource provision for pupils with social, emotional, and mental health needs, is committed to creating an inclusive atmosphere where all children, including those with disadvantaged backgrounds, can thrive. Both staff and pupils report a sense of safety and community, contributing to a strong learning culture supported by effective leadership.

Strengths

• Strong personal development programme that helps pupils understand life in modern Britain.
• Effective safeguarding measures ensuring a safe environment for pupils.
• Inclusive ethos promoting respect and care among pupils of various backgrounds.
• Well-structured curriculum tailored to meet diverse pupils' needs, including those with SEND.
• Strong teaching of phonics and early reading skills.
• Engagement opportunities for pupils in leadership roles enhancing their sense of belonging.

Areas for Improvement

• Opportunities for pupils to develop longer pieces of writing are insufficient in some subjects.
• Inconsistent application of handwriting expectations across different subjects.

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 West Boldon Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.7% 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, 0.4% of pupils at West Boldon 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 West Boldon Primary School had 17.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.0% 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, 28.6% of pupils at West Boldon Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 11.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 18 pupils.

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 West Boldon Primary School received £8,962 and spent £9,585 for each of its 279 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £191,000 (-£685 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).

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

All schools in South Tyneside · South Tyneside local authority: places and applications

What is West Boldon Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for West Boldon Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was West Boldon Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

West Boldon Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does West Boldon Primary School have?

West Boldon Primary School has 280 pupils on roll.

What age range does West Boldon Primary School cover?

West Boldon Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is West Boldon Primary School?

West Boldon Primary School is at Hindmarch Drive, West Boldon, Boldon, Tyne and Wear, NE36 0HX.