OFSTED
8 December 2021
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
North Tyneside
Trust
CENTURION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
314
293 full-time ·
21 part-time
Female pupils
170
54.1% of pupils
Male pupils
144
45.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.2 pts
above England
School
36.0%
North Tyneside
26.6%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.3 pts
below England
School
7.0%
North Tyneside
6.5%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
North Tyneside
2.4%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.3%
274
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
9
Any other White background
2.2%
7
Any other Asian background
1.9%
6
African
1.0%
3
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
3
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
28.7%
90 of
314 pupils
7.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.2 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
41.0%
19.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Reading
12.8 pts below England
School
61.0%
North Tyneside
72.6%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
55.0%
Writing
15.3 pts below England
School
55.0%
North Tyneside
68.1%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Maths
11.0 pts below England
School
61.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.45%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.24 pts
higher than
England
School
6.45%
North Tyneside
5.96%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.43%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.62 pts
higher than
England
School
19.43%
North Tyneside
14.65%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.12%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.32 pts
higher than
England
School
2.12%
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
69.5%
18.7 pts
below England
Spring Gardens Primary School
69.5%
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.