Wingrove Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Wingrove Primary School creates a warm, inclusive community where children feel valued and known. The school offers a rich, ambitious curriculum enhanced by visits to local cultural sites, partnerships with theatres and museums, and outdoor forest school learning. Staff go above and beyond to support vulnerable families, and the school has strong systems to identify and meet individual pupil needs, with high expectations for all learners.
Key Strengths
- Strong inclusive culture with high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
- Well-designed, ambitious curriculum enriched by educational visits, forest school, and community partnerships
- Excellent attendance rates, especially among disadvantaged pupils and those with special needs
- Effective support systems and specialist provision for pupils with identified needs
- Positive behaviour culture with staff using consistent, restorative approaches
Areas for Improvement
- Year 1 phonics check results significantly below national average for 3 years with no improvement
- Inconsistent implementation of curriculum in Reception and variable quality of interactions
- Time not always used effectively in lessons for pupils to practise reading and writing
- Some pupils not progressing to higher levels in writing and mathematics
- Improvement plans lack precision, making it difficult to track impact over time
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Forest school, rock band, cycling skills and cycling trip to Amsterdam, educational visits, visitors to school, virtual visits, partnerships with city theatre, university and science museum, visits to synagogue, cathedral, mosque and Hindu temple
Wingrove Primary School provides a welcoming, inclusive environment where pupils feel a strong sense of belonging and develop knowledge and skills over time. However, younger pupils do not acquire basic phonics knowledge quickly enough, and there are inconsistencies in early years teaching that limit preparation for key stage 1.
At a Glance
49.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 68% to 75%. Maths has remained stable at around 69%. Writing has remained stable at around 68%.
Class Sizes
27.5
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
26.3
KS2
15
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
466 pupils
472 capacity
6 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Admissions Demand - Newcastle upon Tyne
Places available
3,412
Applications
2,894
Got 1st preference
92.6%
Got preferred school
98.4%
Primary admissions across Newcastle upon Tyne (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.60518%
Overall absence
15.5914%
Persistent absence
372
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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