Blaydon West Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
190
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community school
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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
0191 433 2757 / 0191 433 2109

This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(01/12/2022)
Full Report - All Reports
70%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
Blaydon Bank
Blaydon-on-Tyne
NE21 4PY
01914143286

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Since you joined the school in September 2015, you have established a strong leadership and teaching team who share your determination to rapidly improve the school. You know the school’s strengths and weaknesses well and have relentlessly tackled underperformance. This has resulted in improved outcomes for pupils at the end of key stages 1 and 2 in 2016 in reading, writing and mathematics. Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary and they enjoy their learning, particularly in mathematics and reading. They appreciate the work that their teachers do to make learning fun and take pride in their successes. The overwhelming majority of parents and carers are delighted with the quality of education their children receive. Parents and carers value your efforts to involve them in day-to-day school life through the recently introduced technology which has enabled you to send over 8,000 communications about pupils’ learning experiences to families in the last school term. Your recently refreshed school website offers easy access to the information and documents which parents may need. Despite some fluctuation in pupils’ attainment and progress since the previous inspection and significant changes to leadership and staffing, pupils are now achieving consistently well across the school. Your work to improve the teaching of writing has enabled more pupils to reach higher levels of attainment and a higher than average proportion of pupils reached and exceeded the nationally expected standard in English grammar, punctuation and spelling at the end of Year 6 in 2016. You have introduced new systems to help teachers check what pupils can do and to use this information to plan for their next steps. This has ensured that you and your staff know every pupil extremely well and has enabled you to provide carefully chosen support to help pupils to make more rapid progress. This is particularly evident in the teaching of phonics, where pupils’ attainment at the end of Year 1 has improved from below average in 2014 to above average in 2016 and disadvantaged pupils now achieve in line with non-disadvantaged pupils nationally. You are driven to ensure that your pupils will have nothing but the best and have comprehensive plans in place to secure further improvement in the school. While these are focused on the correct priorities, the targets you set are not always precise enough to enable governors to keep a regular check on the progress you are making. Safeguarding is effective. You and your leadership team have ensured that safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. All staff receive frequent training and guidance so they know how to keep pupils safe. You are meticulous in checking the suitability of adults, including volunteers, to work with children. You engage effectively with different agencies to secure the right support for vulnerable children and families. You have been proactive in developing the role of a family support worker to provide early help to children and their families. This has contributed to an improvement in the attendance of pupils overall and a reduction in the proportion of pupils who are persistently absent from school. You recognise, however, that there is more work to do in this area to ensure that no pupil is disadvantaged by low attendance. Your curriculum has ensured that pupils feel safe in school. Pupils can articulate the risks when they are online and are confident about the steps they must take to keep themselves safe. They are completely secure that, should they be worried or concerned, adults in school are approachable and will resolve issues promptly. One parent’s comment reflected the views of a number who responded to the online questionnaire: ‘My children are safe, happy and are engaged with learning through the support and guidance they receive from the excellent staff at Blaydon West.’ Inspection findings Senior leaders with responsibility for English and mathematics make a strong contribution to the improvement of teaching, learning and assessment. Their sharp analysis of pupils’ assessments and close scrutiny of pupils’ workbooks have resulted in well-chosen professional development for staff. Training and guidance provided to teachers, for example in arithmetic and the use of practical resources in mathematics, have led to a rise in standards across the school. Pupils in Year 6 at the end of 2016 made significantly better than average progress in mathematics and all pupils reached at least the nationally expected standard.

Blaydon West Primary School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>87, "agree"=>13, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 01-12-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>87, "agree"=>13, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 01-12-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>83, "agree"=>13, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 01-12-2022
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>87, "strongly_agree"=>9, "agree"=>0, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 01-12-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>91, "agree"=>9, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 01-12-2022
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>43, "strongly_agree"=>43, "agree"=>9, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 01-12-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>60, "agree"=>40, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 01-12-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>61, "agree"=>30, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 01-12-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>87, "agree"=>9, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 01-12-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>70, "agree"=>30, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 01-12-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>78, "agree"=>22, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 01-12-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>91, "agree"=>9, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 01-12-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>70, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 01-12-2022
Yes No {"yes"=>96, "no"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 23 responses up to 01-12-2022

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