Biddick Hall Junior School | Primary in South Shields, South Tyneside | Ofsted & DfE

87%

RWM expected · 2024/25

31%

RWM higher · 2024/25

225

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

87%

RWM expected · 2024/25

31%

RWM higher · 2024/25

225

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

87%

RWM expected · 2024/25

31%

RWM higher · 2024/25

225

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 15/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySouth Tyneside

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio16.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Biddick Hall Junior School · Primary · South Tyneside

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

87%

-4pp

95%91%87%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 87%

RWM higher standard

31%

-3pp

34%28%21%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 31%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

89%

Reading higher standard

48%

Writing expected standard

93%

Writing higher standard

39%

Maths expected standard

100%

Maths higher standard

39%

Science expected standard

96%

SPAG expected standard

89%

SPAG higher standard

41%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

109.0

GPS scaled score

109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

225

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

68%

SEN

26%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Chesterton Road, South Shields, NE34 9SP

Local authority

South Tyneside

Website

www.biddickhallschool.co.uk/

Telephone

01915362186

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	87%	31%	89%	48%	93%	39%	100%	39%	96%	89%	108.0	109.0	109.0	—	—	—	26%	225
2023/24	91%	34%	96%	62%	91%	42%	94%	43%	98%	94%	111.0	109.0	110.0	—	—	—	25%	228
2022/23	90%	21%	98%	57%	90%	26%	100%	43%	95%	90%	111.0	109.0	109.0	+5.90	+3.30	+5.40	28%	205
2018/19	95%	32%	96%	47%	95%	42%	96%	42%	96%	88%	109.0	109.0	108.0	+4.60	+4.50	+3.90	25%	215
2017/18	95%	30%	96%	41%	98%	38%	100%	38%	98%	91%	108.0	108.0	108.0	+3.40	+4.30	+3.60	26%	223
2016/17	77%	11%	83%	21%	96%	32%	89%	15%	94%	85%	105.0	105.0	105.0	+1.70	+5.20	+1.60	29%	223

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	225	19.2	26%	3%	68%	5%	15%
2023/24	228	19.5	25%	5%	65%	7%	26%
2022/23	205	17.5	28%	3%	69%	6%	17%
2021/22	216	18.5	32%	4%	68%	6%	18%
2020/21	205	17.5	25%	6%	64%	—	—
2018/19	215	16.9	25%	4%	59%	3%	5%
2017/18	223	19.1	26%	2%	60%	4%	5%
2016/17	223	18.6	29%	2%	61%	5%	10%