Wardley Primary School

About Wardley Primary School

Wardley Primary School’s headline metrics sit comfortably above the Gateshead local authority average for primary schools, which stands at 64% for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wardley’s figure of 69% places it 5 percentage points higher than the LA norm, a meaningful gap that suggests the school is delivering solidly above the typical local benchmark. In the Gateshead rankings, Wardley sits 22nd out of 61 primary schools, placing it in the top 36% of its peers — a respectable mid-to-upper position that reflects consistent, if not spectacular, performance. The school’s national percentile of 34% tells a similar story: it’s performing better than roughly a third of primaries across England, which for a state school in a mixed socioeconomic area is a credible showing. The most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022 rated the school Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good, and the ungraded inspection confirmed it remains Good. That’s a stable rating, though it’s worth noting the previous graded inspection was back in 2013, so the current judgement is based on a shorter, lighter-touch visit.

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