Walbottle Village Primary SchoolKnop Law Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Summary of the comparison

Walbottle Village Primary School and Knop Law Primary School are primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

  • Walbottle Village Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Knop Law Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Knop Law Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Walbottle Village Primary School was judged Good and Knop Law Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 75.0% for Walbottle Village Primary School and 83.0% for Knop Law Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Walbottle Village Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Walbottle Village Primary School versus Knop Law Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Newcastle-upon-TyneWalbottle Village Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-TyneKnop Law Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100B70/100Stronger figure
Local ranking21st of 72 in Newcastle upon Tyne Stronger figure48th of 72 in Newcastle upon Tyne
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll147 398
Capacity240 420
LocationNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 8JL Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1DS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% 83.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 6.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census150 401
Free school meals (ever 6)50.4% 25.4%
English as an additional language9.3% 2.5%
SEN support18.0% 8.7%
SEN with an EHC plan5.3% 0.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% 3.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.0% 6.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Walbottle Village Primary School

Knop Law Primary School

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