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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 4 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 19 June 2013Graded 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 entry54 applications · 41 places offered · 41 named it first
- 2026 1.3; South Tyneside median median 1.9
- 2025 1.3; South Tyneside median median 1.7
- 2024 1.4; South Tyneside median median 1.8
- 2023 1.4; South Tyneside median median 1.8
- 2022 1.1; South Tyneside median median 1.6
- 2021 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.7
- 2020 1.4; South Tyneside median median 1.6
- 2019 1.2; South Tyneside median median 1.6
- 2018 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.6
- 2017 1.4; South Tyneside median median 1.6
- 2016 1.2; South Tyneside median median 1.6
- 2015 1.3; South Tyneside median median 1.5
- 2014 1.3; South Tyneside median median 1.4
- This school
- South 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 | 41 | 54 | 1.3 | 41 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 53 | 68 | 1.3 | 52 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 57 | 80 | 1.4 | 57 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 85 | 1.4 | 65 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2022 | 57 | 65 | 1.1 | 54 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 | 60 | 89 | 1.5 | 69 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2020 | 60 | 82 | 1.4 | 64 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2019 | 58 | 69 | 1.2 | 58 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 60 | 91 | 1.5 | 73 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2017 | 60 | 81 | 1.4 | 68 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2016 | 55 | 63 | 1.2 | 48 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2015 | 60 | 79 | 1.3 | 59 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2014 | 59 | 74 | 1.3 | 58 | 0.98 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Biddick Hall Infants' SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.3applications per place
- 0.5 km · South TynesideGraded · no overall grade202487%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · South TynesideGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place
- 0.8 km · South TynesideRemains Good20221.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · South TynesideStandards maintained202428%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · South Tyneside20261.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · South TynesideRemains Good20242.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · South TynesideStandards maintained20251.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · South TynesideGood20231.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 108682 · 393/2033
- Capacity
- 180 pupils · 219 on roll
- Free school meals
- 62.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Galsworthy Road, Biddick Hall County Infant School, South Shields, NE34 9JD
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources