Wallsend West

Summary

Wallsend West (E02001767) is part of North Tyneside local authority (view on map). Wallsend West has an approximate population of 6,800 people, of which 16% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Wallsend West neighbours North Heaton, Walkergate, Battle Hill West, East Benton, and Wallsend East.

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  • 7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Wallsend West is the 25th least deprived area in North Tyneside (out of 30) with 44% of children living in low-income families, compared to 31% across North Tyneside and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Wallsend West, 41% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 29% in North Tyneside and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Wallsend West % in North Tyneside % in England
Eligible for free school meals 41% 29% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 59% 71% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Wallsend West, 20% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in North Tyneside, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Wallsend West % in North Tyneside % in England
No special educational needs 80% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 13% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 7% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Wallsend West, 11% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 12% in North Tyneside, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Wallsend West % in North Tyneside % in England
White 88% 88% 67%
Asian 4% 4% 14%
Black 3% 2% 7%
Mixed 2% 4% 7%
Other 2% 1% 3%
Not known 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Wallsend West with English as an additional language is 11%, compared with 7% in North Tyneside, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Wallsend West % in North Tyneside % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 11% 7% 22%
Known or believed to be English 89% 93% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Wallsend West has 5 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Wallsend West
All childcare providers 5
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

In Wallsend West, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Wallsend West. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 0 1 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Wallsend West has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Wallsend West
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Wallsend West since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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