Primary · NE36 · South Tyneside

West Boldon Primary School

Hindmarch Drive, West Boldon, Boldon, NE36 0HX

Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance95.3%
Attainment82% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils280

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Latest visit (Mar 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement, attendance and behaviour, leadership and governance and early years expected standard; personal development and wellbeing strong standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedOutstanding

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in NE36. Where we have them, council (South Tyneside) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
280
Free school meals
55.2%
35.9% above district average (19.3%)

Also: South Tyneside 33.1% · England 24.7%

SEN
31.3%
13.6% above district average (17.7%)

Also: South Tyneside 22.5% · England 18.2%

EAL
8.1%
5.7% above district average (2.4%)
Attendance
95.3%
1% below district average (96.3%)

Also: South Tyneside 94.9% · England 94.8%

Persistent absence
10.8%
Attainment
82% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the NE36 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2195.3%
  • 2021/2292.6%
  • 2022/2392.5%
  • 2023/2492.8%
  • 2024/2593.6%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2354%
  • 2023/2457%
  • 2024/2582%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
315
Pupils on roll
280

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the South Tyneside page.

SEN support

SEN %
31.3%
On-site provision
Resourced provision · SEMH
Need types
SEMH

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates