OFSTED
8 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
9 June 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
13 September 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
North Tyneside
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
345
300 full-time ·
45 part-time
Female pupils
170
49.3% of pupils
Male pupils
175
50.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.0 pts
below England
School
3.8%
North Tyneside
26.6%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.9 pts
below England
School
1.4%
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
93.9%
324
White and Asian
2.3%
8
Any other White background
1.7%
6
African
0.6%
2
Any other ethnic group
0.6%
2
Bangladeshi
0.6%
2
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
11.3%
39 of
345 pupils
9.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.7 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.37%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.85 pts
lower than
England
School
3.37%
North Tyneside
5.96%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
3.70%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.11 pts
lower than
England
School
3.70%
North Tyneside
14.65%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
115.0%
26.8 pts
above England
South Wellfield First School
115.0%
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.