Washingwell Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Gateshead Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Washingwell Community Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 5 November 2024. Gateshead and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Washingwell Community Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 55 of the 62 other Gateshead primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 11 first-choice applications for 11 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the Reception 2027 published admission number is 30 places.
- In 2024/25, 57% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Gateshead.
- No pupils (0%) reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gateshead schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bucks Hill View, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 4RB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Gateshead
- Pupils on roll
- 181 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 5 November 2024
Strengths
- “This is a friendly, happy school in which everyone is included.”
- “Pupils look after each other and accept classmates for who they are.”
- “Pupils feel safe and are safe because of their trust in adults and their friends who look out for them.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the important knowledge pupils will need is not identified sharply.”
- “This can result in pupils struggling to recall key learning or make links to what they already know.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 57% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 11 first-preference applications, 11 offers in total, 11 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Gateshead.
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Front Street Community Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Fellside Community Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Swalwell Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Dunston Hill Community Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Clover Hill Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Lobley Hill Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published