OFSTED
15 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
9 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
16 May 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
South Tyneside
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
211
211 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
115
54.5% of pupils
Male pupils
96
45.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
41.6 pts
above England
School
66.4%
South Tyneside
33.7%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.0 pts
below England
School
3.3%
South Tyneside
7.5%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
South Tyneside
2.4%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.0%
192
Any other White background
2.4%
5
Unclassified
1.9%
4
African
0.9%
2
Bangladeshi
0.9%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.5%
1
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
28.4%
60 of
211 pupils
7.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.2 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
87.0%
26.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Reading
15.2 pts above England
School
89.0%
South Tyneside
70.6%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Writing
22.7 pts above England
School
93.0%
South Tyneside
69.9%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Maths
28.0 pts above England
School
100.0%
South Tyneside
70.8%
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
5.00%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.22 pts
lower than
England
School
5.00%
South Tyneside
6.35%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.35%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.46 pts
lower than
England
School
15.35%
South Tyneside
16.60%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.44%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.37 pts
lower than
England
School
0.44%
South Tyneside
1.69%
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
87.9%
0.3 pts
below England
Biddick Hall Junior School
87.9%
South Tyneside
93.8%
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.