1
Benton Dene Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne • Tyne and Wear • NE12 8FD
1
11 Sep 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in North Tyneside
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2020)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of North Tyneside. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
55
Outstanding
5
Good
40
Median inspection year
2020
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 10% · G: 78% · RI: 4% · I: 8%
2
New York Primary School
North Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE29 8DP
1
11 Sep 2024
3
Bailey Green Primary School
Killingworth • Tyne and Wear • NE12 6QL
1
7 Jul 2024
4
Coquet Park First School
Whitley Bay • Tyne and Wear • NE26 1TQ
1
3 Mar 2014
5
Denbigh Community Primary School
WALLSEND • Tyne and Wear • NE28 0DS
1
1 Nov 2013
6
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
North Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE29 7BT
2
7 Jul 2024
7
Western Community Primary School
Wallsend • Tyne and Wear • NE28 8QL
2
9 Jun 2024
8
Shiremoor Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne • Tyne and Wear • NE27 0PW
2
21 Apr 2024
9
Rockcliffe First School
Whitley Bay • Tyne and Wear • NE26 2NR
2
18 Mar 2024
10
Holystone Primary School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne • Tyne and Wear • NE27 0DA
2
21 Jan 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Monkhouse Primary School 2 • Nov 2023
- Grasmere Academy 2 • Feb 2023
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- Southridge First School 2 • Sep 2022
- Marine Park First School 2 • Sep 2022
- Langley First School 2 • Sep 2022
- Richardson Dees Primary School 2 • Sep 2022
- Percy Main Primary School 2 • May 2022
- Backworth Park Primary School 2 • Dec 2021
- Forest Hall Primary School 2 • Nov 2021