Wyndham Primary School

About Wyndham Primary School

Wyndham Primary School is a state primary in Newcastle upon Tyne that currently educates 196 pupils against a capacity of 210, meaning it has a small number of spare places. However, the school is clearly in demand: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 32 applications for 25 places, with 19 of those being first-preference choices. This gives an oversubscription ratio of 1.28, so competition is real but not extreme. The school serves a community with a high level of disadvantage — 41% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average of around 23%. This context matters when interpreting the school's academic results, as schools with higher FSM rates often face additional challenges. Wyndham is a mixed, non-religious primary for ages 3 to 11, with a nursery on site, and is led by headteacher Kate Chisholm. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in October 2024, judged overall effectiveness to remain Good, though inspectors noted that some aspects were not as strong.

Academically, Wyndham's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. Just 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of 63%. This places the school 53rd out of 55 primaries in Newcastle upon Tyne, in the bottom 50 nationally. Breaking it down, reading was the strongest area: 65% met the expected standard and 15% reached a higher standard, with an average score of 104. Maths was weaker: 60% met the expected standard, 10% reached a higher standard, and the average score was 100. Writing lagged further, with 55% at expected and only 5% at a higher level. The school's Ofsted breakdown shows that early years provision was rated Outstanding in the most recent graded inspection (2014), while leadership and management, and overall effectiveness, were both Good. The 2024 ungraded inspection confirmed the Good rating but flagged that some aspects had slipped, which parents may want to explore further.

Wyndham offers a decent range of facilities including a library, sports hall, sensory room, playing fields and a dining hall, plus a chapel. Sports include athletics, swimming, dance and cross country, and there are clubs such as chess, book club, coding, choir, film club and science club. The school has specific SEND provisions for dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and hearing impairment. Parent View responses, based on 37 respondents in the 2024/25 period, were overwhelmingly positive: 100% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy and feels safe, and 89% would recommend the school. However, there were some concerns: 16% disagreed that the school has high expectations for their child, and 16% disagreed that behaviour is well managed. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is West Jesmond Primary School, 2.3 km away. Wyndham is a solid, community-focused school that suits families who value a supportive, inclusive environment and are comfortable with results that sit below the local average.

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