SCHOOL PROFILE

Hebburn Lakes Primary School

Primary Community school URN 136163
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 108.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

17 May 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 456 430 full-time · 26 part-time
Female pupils 225 49.3% of pupils
Male pupils 231 50.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

41.4%
16.6 pts above England
School 41.4%
South Tyneside 33.7%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.6%
11.7 pts below England
School 8.6%
South Tyneside 7.5%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.4%
1.4 pts above England
School 2.4%
South Tyneside 2.4%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
87.5%
399
African
2.6%
12
Any other White background
2.6%
12
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
7
White and Asian
1.3%
6
Unclassified
0.9%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 30.3% 138 of 456 pupils
9.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.3%
South Tyneside 24.7%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.3% 120 pupils
England 14.8% 11.5 pts above
EHC plans 4.0% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 68
Social, emotional & mental health 52
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
No specialist assessment yet 6
Vision impairment 2
Hearing impairment 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

31.0% 29.4 pts below England
School 31.0%
South Tyneside 59.3%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

59.0%

14.8 pts below England

School 59.0%
South Tyneside 70.6%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

55.0%

15.3 pts below England

School 55.0%
South Tyneside 69.9%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

42.0%

30.0 pts below England

School 42.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.65%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.57 pts lower than England
School 4.65%
South Tyneside 6.35%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.56%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.26 pts lower than England
School 11.56%
South Tyneside 16.60%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

108.6% 20.4 pts above England
Hebburn Lakes Primary School
108.6%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information