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St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
Primary • Academy converter • South Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE33 4PG
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in South Shields
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2017)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of South Shields. 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
21
Outstanding
2
Good
15
Median inspection year
2017
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 11% · G: 79% · RI: 5% · I: 5%
2
Marine Park Primary School
Primary • Academy converter • South Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE33 2RD
Outstanding
3
Sea View Primary School
Primary • Community school • South Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE34 7TD
Good
4
Mortimer Primary School
Primary • Community school • South Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE34 0RW
Good
5
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
Primary • Academy converter • South Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE34 6DZ
Good
6
Stanhope Primary School
Primary • Community school • South Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE33 4SZ
Good
7
Hadrian Primary School
Primary • Community school • South Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE33 2BB
Good
8
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields
Primary • Academy converter • South Shields • NE33 4RH
Good
9
Ridgeway Primary Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • South Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE34 8AB
Good
10
Monkton Academy
Primary • Academy converter • South Shields • Tyne and Wear • NE34 9RD
Good
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.
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