West Boldon Primary School
Hindmarch Drive, Boldon, NE36 0HX
280 pupils · 89% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Free school meals
- 55.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 8 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 82% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 37 | 36 | 48 | 37 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 35 | 37 | 60 | 35 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 28 | 28 | 41 | 28 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 28 | 55 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 34 | 28 | 55 | 31 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 32 | 28 | 53 | 31 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 43 | 18 | 42 | 26 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 31 | 27 | 49 | 28 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- East Boldon Junior School 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- East Boldon Infants' School 1.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Forest View Primary 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Hedworth Lane Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Biddick Hall Infants' School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland 1.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.