Community school · South Tyneside

Lord Blyton Primary School

2–11Ages
229Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108700URN

Blyton Avenue, Simonside, Lord Blyton School, South Shields, NE34 9BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to South Tyneside median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in South Tyneside

38 applications for 20 places · 16th of 38 in South Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

South Tyneside 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 6 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
7 November 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
18 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to South Tyneside median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.9; South Tyneside median median 1.9
2025 1.2; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.7; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 1.6; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2022 1.7; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2021 1.7; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2020 2.1; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2019 1.7; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2018 1.3; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2017 1.6; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2016 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2015 1.4; South Tyneside median median 1.5
2014 1.1; 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	20	38	1.9	20	1.00
Sep 2025	30	35	1.2	20	0.67
Sep 2024	21	36	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2023	30	49	1.6	31	1.03
Sep 2022	20	34	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2021	29	50	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2020	30	63	2.1	44	1.47
Sep 2019	30	52	1.7	34	1.13
Sep 2018	28	36	1.3	24	0.86
Sep 2017	27	42	1.6	21	0.78
Sep 2016	29	43	1.5	27	0.93
Sep 2015	28	38	1.4	25	0.89
Sep 2014	20	21	1.1	10	0.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 75% · Maths 71% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%15th of 38 in South Tyneside

South Tyneside 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

South Tyneside 76% England 78%

Higher standard43%

South Tyneside 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

South Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

South Tyneside 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

South Tyneside 77% England 77%

Higher standard14%

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	68%	0%	108	104
2023/24	57%	3%	103	101
2022/23	61%	3%	107	103

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

Lord Blyton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Monkton Academy
0.4 km · South Tyneside

Standards maintained2024

28%met the SATs standard
Monkton Infants' School
0.6 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields)
0.9 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Biddick Hall Junior School
0.9 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2024

87%met the SATs standard
Simonside Primary School
1.1 km · South Tyneside

Good2023

1.4applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Biddick Hall Infants' School
1.1 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields
1.2 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · South Tyneside

Good2023

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108700 · 393/2076
Capacity: 235 pupils · 229 on roll
Free school meals: 43.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Blyton Avenue, Simonside, Lord Blyton School, South Shields, NE34 9BN
Local authority: South Tyneside

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