Westgate Hill Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 726 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 704 |
| Free school meals | 51.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Address | Beaconsfield Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 5JN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | westgatehill.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01912562960 |
| URN | 144970 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 21 April 2026, published 16 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Exceptional |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 19 October 2021, published 25 November 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Moorside Primary School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Hawthorn Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- St Paul's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Wingrove Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Canning Street Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- St Johns Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.