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EnglandNorth EastSouth TynesideNE34 0RWMortimer Primary School
Primary

Mortimer Primary School

Primary

South Tyneside · South Shields · NE34 0RW www.mortimerprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
603
cap. 575
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
603
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
603
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/01/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouth Tyneside
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Mortimer Primary School · Primary · South Tyneside

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
54%
-6pp
76%65%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
1%
0pp
16%9%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
5%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
603
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Mortimer Road, South Shields, NE34 0RW
Local authority
South Tyneside
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2554%1%79%29%65%9%70%5%89%76%105.0101.0104.016%603
2023/2460%1%71%17%75%12%74%19%91%68%104.0104.0104.018%613
2022/2370%10%79%28%84%25%81%25%93%85%105.0105.0105.0-2.10+0.90-0.6017%613
2018/1970%10%77%28%80%22%89%37%88%83%105.0107.0108.0-0.60-0.40+1.3012%617
2017/1876%16%79%33%90%39%85%22%90%89%105.0105.0108.0-0.50+2.90+0.6012%634
2016/1772%17%77%28%90%28%86%37%90%85%106.0107.0107.0+0.80+2.00+1.7010%643

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2560323.416%2%12%4%9%
2023/2461321.518%1%13%5%11%
2022/2361320.917%1%13%5%12%
2021/2261221.016%2%14%6%15%
2020/2160321.013%3%12%
2018/1961721.512%3%14%4%10%
2017/1863423.412%4%14%4%6%
2016/1764323.410%3%16%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.