OFSTED
9 February 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
North Tyneside
Trust
The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
324
282 full-time ·
42 part-time
Female pupils
166
51.2% of pupils
Male pupils
158
48.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.7 pts
below England
School
20.1%
North Tyneside
26.6%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.5 pts
below England
School
2.8%
North Tyneside
6.5%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
North Tyneside
2.4%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.3%
286
Chinese
4.3%
14
White and Asian
1.5%
5
Any other White background
1.2%
4
African
0.9%
3
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.3%
43 of
324 pupils
7.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
82.0%
21.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Reading
15.2 pts above England
School
89.0%
North Tyneside
72.6%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Writing
11.7 pts above England
School
82.0%
North Tyneside
68.1%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Maths
14.0 pts above England
School
86.0%
North Tyneside
70.2%
North East
72.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.98%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.23 pts
lower than
England
School
4.98%
North Tyneside
5.96%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.79%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.03 pts
lower than
England
School
9.79%
North Tyneside
14.65%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.28%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.53 pts
lower than
England
School
1.28%
North Tyneside
1.56%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
92.6%
4.4 pts
above England
Redesdale Primary School
92.6%
North Tyneside
91.4%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.