Walbottle Village Primary School

Walbottle Village Primary School has successfully maintained its status as a good school since its last inspection in 2019. The school fosters a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe, happy, and valued. Relationships between staff and students are commendable, promoting a strong sense of community and inclusivity. While the school places high expectations on academic achievement, ensuring a well-rounded development through various extracurricular activities, it faces challenges in the early stages of reading fluency for some pupils. Nevertheless, the school's ethos empowers pupils to embrace diversity and encourages personal growth alongside academic success.

Strengths

• Warm and respectful relationships between adults and pupils
• Strong commitment to inclusivity and support for pupils with SEND
• Well-structured curriculum that promotes knowledge retention across subjects
• Pupils exhibit excellent behavior and a high level of engagement
• Range of opportunities for personal development and extracurricular activities
• High attendance rates among most pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils in early reading stages struggle with fluency and understanding
• Inconsistent review of school and trust policies against statutory guidance

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 Walbottle Village Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Walbottle Village 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 Walbottle Village Primary School had 16.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.2% 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, 17.0% of pupils at Walbottle Village Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% 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 2024–25 Walbottle Village Primary School received £7,874 and spent £8,838 for each of its 150 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £71,000 (-£473 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Valour Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,693 and spending £7,570 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Walbottle Village Primary School is part of Valour Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• Beech Hill Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

What is Walbottle Village Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Walbottle Village Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Walbottle Village Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Walbottle Village Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Walbottle Village Primary School have?

Walbottle Village Primary School has 147 pupils on roll.

What age range does Walbottle Village Primary School cover?

Walbottle Village Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Walbottle Village Primary School?

Walbottle Village Primary School is at The Green, Walbottle Village, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE15 8JL.