West Jesmond Primary School
Foundation schoolPrimaryAges 4–11Mixed
Tankerville Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 3AJ
Headteacher · Mr Matt Ward
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 17 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils605Capacity 630
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 7 May 2025
Free school meals14.5%
Ofsted
Inspection on 7 May 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Newcastle upon Tyne council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in Newcastle upon TyneApplications for September 2026
89 of the 114 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered90
Applications226
First choice114
First-choice offers89
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School0.8 mi
- South Gosforth First School0.8 mi
- Cragside Primary School1.0 mi
- Hotspur Primary School1.1 mi
- Christ Church CofE Primary School1.1 mi