Walbottle Village Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Newcastle City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Walbottle Village Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 June 2024. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Walbottle Village 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
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 47 of the 67 other Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 12 first-choice applications for 14 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 75% was the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newcastle upon Tyne schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Green, Walbottle Village, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 8JL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 147 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 June 2024
Strengths
- “The school’s aim to develop ‘safe, happy and loved’ pupils is brought to life each day at Walbottle Village Primary School.”
- “From the day that children join the school in nursery, relationships between adults and pupils are warm and respectful.”
- “Pupils are proud to be a part of the school family and enjoy all that the school has to offer.”
To improve
- “Despite this intervention, some pupils in the earliest stages of learning to read do not become fluent readers quickly enough.”
- “These pupils do not have enough opportunities to practise reading words containing the sounds they know at pace.”
- “Some pupils overly rely on segmenting and blending words.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 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) | 75% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 12 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 Newcastle upon Tyne.
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Newburn Manor Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Knop Law Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Milecastle Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Throckley Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- West Denton Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Westerhope Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published