Community school · South Tyneside

Bede Burn Primary School

4–11Ages
198Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108693URN

Dene Terrace, Jarrow, NE32 5NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.5 above South Tyneside median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in South Tyneside

67 applications for 28 places · 6th of 38 in South Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

South Tyneside 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 March 2023Ofsted'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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 above South Tyneside median (1.9) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

67 applications · 28 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 2.4; South Tyneside median median 1.9
2025 2.7; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 3.7; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 3.1; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2022 3.2; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2021 2.2; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2020 2.8; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2019 3.0; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2018 2.7; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2017 2.7; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2016 2.9; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2015 2.7; South Tyneside median median 1.5
2014 2.9; South Tyneside median median 1.4

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

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	28	67	2.4	22	0.79
Sep 2025	27	74	2.7	21	0.78
Sep 2024	22	82	3.7	19	0.86
Sep 2023	30	93	3.1	26	0.87
Sep 2022	30	97	3.2	51	1.70
Sep 2021	30	67	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2020	30	84	2.8	27	0.90
Sep 2019	26	79	3.0	16	0.62
Sep 2018	28	76	2.7	19	0.68
Sep 2017	30	81	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2016	30	88	2.9	34	1.13
Sep 2015	30	80	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2014	28	80	2.9	25	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 68% · Maths 64% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%29th of 38 in South Tyneside

South Tyneside 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

South Tyneside 76% England 78%

Higher standard32%

South Tyneside 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

South Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth14%

South Tyneside 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

South Tyneside 77% England 77%

Higher standard32%

South Tyneside 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
South Tyneside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	54%	14%	104	104
2023/24	57%	7%	104	103
2022/23	67%	10%	104	104

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

Bede Burn Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Valley View Primary School
0.5 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn
0.7 km · South Tyneside

Standards maintained2024

3.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Hebburn Lakes Primary School
0.8 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow
0.8 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School
1.2 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow
1.5 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Fellgate Primary School
1.5 km · South Tyneside

Good2024

3.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Toner Avenue Primary School
1.5 km · South Tyneside

Good2022

1.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108693 · 393/2055
Capacity: 210 pupils · 198 on roll
Free school meals: 22.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Dene Terrace, Jarrow, NE32 5NJ
Local authority: South Tyneside

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