Community school · North Tyneside

Percy Main Primary School

2–11Ages
205Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108572URN

Nelson Terrace, Percy Main, North Shields, NE29 6JA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.6 below North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Tyneside

34 applications for 30 places · 50th of 50 in North Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 10 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

16 June 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
8 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.1applications per place, Reception

0.6 below North Tyneside median (1.8) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

34 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 1.1; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.4; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 1.2; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2022 1.2; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2021 1.1; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2020 1.2; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2019 1.2; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2018 1.1; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2017 1.5; North Tyneside median median 2.0
2016 1.4; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2015 1.0; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2014 1.4; North Tyneside median median 2.0

More applications per place than the North Tyneside median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
North Tyneside median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	34	1.1	31	1.03
Sep 2025	16	24	1.5	16	1.00
Sep 2024	19	26	1.4	19	1.00
Sep 2023	27	32	1.2	27	1.00
Sep 2022	13	16	1.2	13	1.00
Sep 2021	22	25	1.1	22	1.00
Sep 2020	20	23	1.2	18	0.90
Sep 2019	25	31	1.2	25	1.00
Sep 2018	29	32	1.1	28	0.97
Sep 2017	30	45	1.5	34	1.13
Sep 2016	30	41	1.4	32	1.07
Sep 2015	30	29	1.0	20	0.67
Sep 2014	30	42	1.4	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 66% · Maths 52% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%36th of 45 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

North Tyneside 79% England 78%

Higher standard17%

North Tyneside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

North Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth7%

North Tyneside 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

North Tyneside 79% England 77%

Higher standard10%

North Tyneside 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Tyneside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	0%	105	102
2023/24	48%	0%	103	102
2022/23	24%	0%	101	98

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Percy Main Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Riverside Primary School
1.0 km · North Tyneside

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
1.1 km · North Tyneside

Good2024

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Collingwood Primary School
1.4 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Stephenson Memorial Primary School
1.4 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Denbigh Community Primary School
1.5 km · North Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Waterville Primary School
1.5 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Dunn Street Primary School
1.7 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2022

1.1applications per place
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
1.9 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108572 · 392/2008
Capacity: 300 pupils · 205 on roll
Free school meals: 68.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Nelson Terrace, Percy Main, North Shields, NE29 6JA
Local authority: North Tyneside

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources