Community school · South Tyneside

Simonside Primary School

4–11Ages
219Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108698URN

Glasgow Road, Jarrow, NE32 4AU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.4 below South Tyneside median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in South Tyneside

36 applications for 25 places · 32nd of 38 in South Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

37%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 · 15 November 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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 below South Tyneside median (1.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

36 applications · 25 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 1.4; South Tyneside median median 1.9
2025 1.7; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 1.8; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2022 1.6; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2021 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2020 1.0; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2019 1.3; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2018 1.4; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2017 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2016 1.6; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2015 1.6; South Tyneside median median 1.5
2014 1.7; 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	25	36	1.4	21	0.84
Sep 2025	24	40	1.7	15	0.63
Sep 2024	22	33	1.5	19	0.86
Sep 2023	27	49	1.8	26	0.96
Sep 2022	22	34	1.6	20	0.91
Sep 2021	30	44	1.5	27	0.90
Sep 2020	42	43	1.0	21	0.50
Sep 2019	35	47	1.3	22	0.63
Sep 2018	30	41	1.4	26	0.87
Sep 2017	27	41	1.5	17	0.63
Sep 2016	30	49	1.6	25	0.83
Sep 2015	28	46	1.6	22	0.79
Sep 2014	19	33	1.7	13	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 63% · Maths 66% → all three 37% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard37%36th of 38 in South Tyneside

South Tyneside 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

South Tyneside 76% England 78%

Higher standard23%

South Tyneside 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

South Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

South Tyneside 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

South Tyneside 77% England 77%

Higher standard11%

South Tyneside 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	37%	0%	102	102
2023/24	39%	0%	100	101
2022/23	41%	0%	103	101

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

Simonside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · South Tyneside

Good2023

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Monkton Academy
0.8 km · South Tyneside

Standards maintained2024

28%met the SATs standard
Lord Blyton Primary School
1.1 km · South Tyneside

2026

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Monkton Infants' School
1.1 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place
Valley View Primary School
1.2 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Hedworthfield Primary School
1.3 km · South Tyneside

Good2023

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Hedworth Lane Primary School
1.5 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Biddick Hall Infants' School
1.5 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place

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: 108698 · 393/2073
Capacity: 420 pupils · 219 on roll
Free school meals: 53.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Glasgow Road, Jarrow, NE32 4AU
Local authority: South Tyneside

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