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EnglandNorth EastSouth TynesideNE34 8NSSt Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
Primary

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields

Primary

South Tyneside · South Shields · NE34 8NS www.stoswaldsrc.co.uk

Pupils
225
cap. 256
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
225
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
225
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/02/2018

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouth Tyneside
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields · Primary · South Tyneside

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
68%
+2pp
68%67%66%
'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
7%
0pp
12%10%7%
'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
19.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
38%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Nash Avenue, Whiteleas, South Shields, NE34 8NS
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
2024/2568%7%79%29%82%25%75%14%82%86%105.0103.0106.017%225
2023/2466%7%83%10%69%17%76%14%79%66%104.0103.0103.018%234
2022/2368%12%84%32%80%12%88%36%80%84%106.0107.0106.0+0.20+0.20+2.7014%226

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
2024/2522519.817%4%38%5%13%
2023/2423422.218%2%33%6%19%
2022/2322620.614%1%33%6%16%

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