SCHOOL PROFILE

Richardson Dees Primary School

Primary Foundation school URN 108596
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 236 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 June 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority North Tyneside
Trust The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 206 181 full-time · 25 part-time
Female pupils 104 50.5% of pupils
Male pupils 102 49.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

45.1%
20.3 pts above England
School 45.1%
North Tyneside 26.6%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

33.0%
12.7 pts above England
School 33.0%
North Tyneside 6.5%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.0%
0.0 pts in line with England
School 1.0%
North Tyneside 2.4%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
55.8%
115
African
10.7%
22
Any other White background
9.2%
19
Any other Mixed background
7.3%
15
Any other ethnic group
5.8%
12
Any other Asian background
2.9%
6
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 32.0% 66 of 206 pupils
11.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 32.0%
North Tyneside 22.5%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.7% 55 pupils
England 14.8% 11.9 pts above
EHC plans 5.3% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 21
Social, emotional & mental health 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
No specialist assessment yet 7
Specific learning difficulty 7
Moderate learning difficulty 3

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

52.0% 8.4 pts below England
School 52.0%
North Tyneside 58.7%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

66.0%

7.8 pts below England

School 66.0%
North Tyneside 72.6%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

66.0%

4.3 pts below England

School 66.0%
North Tyneside 68.1%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

69.0%

3.0 pts below England

School 69.0%
North Tyneside 70.2%
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

7.16%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.94 pts higher than England
School 7.16%
North Tyneside 5.96%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.23%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.41 pts higher than England
School 21.23%
North Tyneside 14.65%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.12%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.69 pts lower than England
School 1.12%
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

87.3% 0.9 pts below England
Richardson Dees Primary School
87.3%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information