Westerhope Primary School
Hillhead Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1NE
426 pupils · 101% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ONE (OWL NORTH EAST) TRUST
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Free school meals
- 38.1%
Ofsted
No Ofsted rating — Not yet inspected
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 | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“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 — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 57 | 125 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 49 | 46 | 107 | 49 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 53 | 51 | 110 | 53 |
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
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Milecastle Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2019 · previous system
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Beech Hill Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- West Denton Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Simonside Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2020 · previous system
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.