Westgate Hill Primary Academy
Beaconsfield Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 5JN
726 pupils · 103% of 704 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Free school meals
- 51.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 16 June 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 | 54% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 68 | 63 | 115 | 68 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 85 | 80 | 137 | 85 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 79 | 71 | 156 | 76 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 55 | 133 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 62 | 56 | 116 | 61 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 57 | 43 | 102 | 46 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 89 | 76 | 144 | 86 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 51 | 46 | 116 | 49 |
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
- Moorside Primary School 0.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Hawthorn Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Wingrove Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
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.