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Backworth Park Primary School

Primary · Community school · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0FZ

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#3,980 of 15,057

Better than 73% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Backworth Park Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 27 Jan 2026

Area360 rating
Good
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils342
GenderMixed
Head teacherMs Leigh ElSaghier
Local authorityNorth Tyneside
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 108580.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolNorth TynesideEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths73%, better than England, better than North Tyneside63%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.10%, similar to England, similar to North Tyneside8%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.105, similar to England, similar to North Tyneside106106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.105, similar to England, similar to North Tyneside105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.104, similar to England, worse than North Tyneside106105
Expected standard in reading78%, similar to England, similar to North Tyneside78%76%
Expected standard in writing78%, better than England, better than North Tyneside73%73%
Expected standard in maths83%, better than England, better than North Tyneside75%75%
Pupils taking tests41--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils342
Girls179
Boys163
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.21.6%
First language not English1.8%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.315
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.318
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.0%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.36
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.9
Average class size22.7

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
86%
Other mixed
3.5%
White and Asian
2%
Other White
1.8%
Other Asian
1.8%
Indian
1.2%
African
0.9%
Chinese
0.9%
Irish
0.6%
Other Black
0.3%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher16.5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.12.5
Teachers (FTE)20.49
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.88
Support staff (FTE)11.3
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2521
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2514.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/253
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/253.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.45
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.103
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.54
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.38
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolNorth TynesideEngland
Overall absence3.2%, better than England, better than North Tyneside4.9%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.3.3%, better than England, better than North Tyneside12.1%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than North Tyneside0.6%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.6%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.3%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Backworth Park Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
1.0 miPrimaryHolystone Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryShiremoor Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.3 miPrimaryAmberley Primary SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.6 miSecondaryGeorge Stephenson High SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.6 miMiddle deemed secondaryWellfield Middle SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.6 miPrimarySouth Wellfield First SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.7 miPrimarySeghill First SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.7 miPrimaryBailey Green Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
1.7 miPrimaryForest Hall Primary SchoolFoundation school
Requires improvement
1.7 miPrimaryIvy Road Primary SchoolFoundation school
Inadequate

Frequently asked questions about Backworth Park Primary School

What is Backworth Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Backworth Park Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 27 Jan 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Backworth Park Primary School rank in England?

Backworth Park Primary School ranks 3,980 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (better than 73% of schools).

What are Backworth Park Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 73% of pupils at Backworth Park Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Backworth Park Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Backworth Park Primary School made 45 offers from 103 applications (2.3 per offer), and 38 of 54 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Backworth Park Primary School?

Backworth Park Primary School has 342 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Backworth Park Primary School?

Backworth Park Primary School had 315 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Backworth Park Primary School?

At Backworth Park Primary School, the average class had 22.7 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 16.5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Backworth Park Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Backworth Park Primary School missed 3.2% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 3.3% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.