Foundation school · North Tyneside

King Edward Primary School

3–11Ages
473Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108573URN

Preston Avenue, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE30 2BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.7 above North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Tyneside

147 applications for 60 places · 7th of 50 in North Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

10 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
5 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.7 above North Tyneside median (1.8) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

147 applications · 60 places offered · 60 named it first

2026 2.5; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 2.2; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.8; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 2.2; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2022 2.1; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2021 2.0; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2020 2.0; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2019 2.4; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2018 2.2; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2017 2.2; North Tyneside median median 2.0
2016 2.1; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2015 2.1; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2014 2.1; North Tyneside median median 2.0

More applications per place than the North Tyneside median in 13 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	60	147	2.5	60	1.00
Sep 2025	57	126	2.2	55	0.96
Sep 2024	56	103	1.8	56	1.00
Sep 2023	60	134	2.2	73	1.22
Sep 2022	60	127	2.1	59	0.98
Sep 2021	59	117	2.0	57	0.97
Sep 2020	60	118	2.0	69	1.15
Sep 2019	60	141	2.4	61	1.02
Sep 2018	60	134	2.2	67	1.12
Sep 2017	60	131	2.2	68	1.13
Sep 2016	60	127	2.1	65	1.08
Sep 2015	60	126	2.1	69	1.15
Sep 2014	60	126	2.1	56	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 67% · Maths 70% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%38th of 45 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

North Tyneside 79% England 78%

Higher standard20%

North Tyneside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

North Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth7%

North Tyneside 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

North Tyneside 79% England 77%

Higher standard18%

North Tyneside 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	48%	3%	104	103
2023/24	65%	7%	107	106
2022/23	55%	2%	105	102

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

King Edward Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School
0.5 km · North Tyneside

Good2022

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Spring Gardens Primary School
0.8 km · North Tyneside

Requires improvement2021

1.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Monkhouse Primary School
1.1 km · North Tyneside

Good2023

2.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
1.1 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Whitehouse Primary School
1.5 km · North Tyneside

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

1.3applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Waterville Primary School
1.6 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

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

Good2022

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Preston Grange Primary School
1.6 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108573 · 392/2013
Trust: The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 473 on roll
Free school meals: 10.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Preston Avenue, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE30 2BD
Local authority: North Tyneside

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources