Foundation school · North Tyneside

Richardson Dees Primary School

3–11Ages
206Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108596URN

High Street East, Wallsend, NE28 7RT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 above North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Tyneside

63 applications for 29 places · 19th 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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 above North Tyneside median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

63 applications · 29 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 2.2; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 1.8; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.7; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2022 1.8; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2021 1.7; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2020 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2019 2.1; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2018 2.0; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2017 2.8; North Tyneside median median 2.0
2016 2.3; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2015 2.3; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2014 2.7; North Tyneside median median 2.0

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	29	63	2.2	37	1.28
Sep 2025	29	53	1.8	28	0.97
Sep 2024	30	52	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2023	30	47	1.6	27	0.90
Sep 2022	29	51	1.8	32	1.10
Sep 2021	25	42	1.7	20	0.80
Sep 2020	30	45	1.5	25	0.83
Sep 2019	30	63	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2018	29	59	2.0	28	0.97
Sep 2017	30	83	2.8	44	1.47
Sep 2016	30	69	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2015	30	70	2.3	33	1.10
Sep 2014	30	80	2.7	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 66% · Maths 69% → 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 standard66%

North Tyneside 79% England 78%

Higher standard14%

North Tyneside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

North Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth3%

North Tyneside 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

North Tyneside 79% England 77%

Higher standard38%

North Tyneside 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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North Tyneside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	3%	105	107
2023/24	57%	3%	103	103
2022/23	53%	0%	103	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

Richardson Dees Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · North Tyneside

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place
Carville Academy
1.0 km · North Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2025
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend
1.2 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Western Community Primary School
1.2 km · North Tyneside

Good2024

1.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn
1.6 km · South Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place
St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy
1.6 km · South Tyneside

Outstanding2022

68%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend
1.7 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Stephenson Memorial Primary School
1.8 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108596 · 392/2069
Trust: The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Capacity: 236 pupils · 206 on roll
Free school meals: 51.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: High Street East, Wallsend, NE28 7RT
Local authority: North Tyneside

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