Voluntary aided school · South Tyneside

St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School

5–11Ages
181Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
108711URN

St Oswald's Road, Hebburn, NE31 1HT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to South Tyneside median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in South Tyneside

45 applications for 23 places · 12th of 38 in South Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

South Tyneside 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

Inspection history

24 September 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
6 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to South Tyneside median (1.9) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

45 applications · 23 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; South Tyneside median median 1.9
2025 2.2; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 2.2; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 2.6; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2022 2.5; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2021 1.9; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2020 2.5; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2019 2.6; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2018 2.0; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2017 2.0; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2016 2.4; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2015 2.1; South Tyneside median median 1.5
2014 2.8; 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	23	45	2.0	23	1.00
Sep 2025	23	50	2.2	19	0.83
Sep 2024	22	48	2.2	21	0.95
Sep 2023	28	72	2.6	24	0.86
Sep 2022	30	74	2.5	32	1.07
Sep 2021	30	57	1.9	25	0.83
Sep 2020	30	75	2.5	37	1.23
Sep 2019	30	77	2.6	33	1.10
Sep 2018	30	59	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	60	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2016	30	71	2.4	44	1.47
Sep 2015	30	63	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2014	30	85	2.8	41	1.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 79% · Maths 72% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%20th of 38 in South Tyneside

South Tyneside 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

South Tyneside 76% England 78%

Higher standard38%

South Tyneside 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

South Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth14%

South Tyneside 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

South Tyneside 77% England 77%

Higher standard24%

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	66%	10%	107	104
2023/24	63%	10%	106	105
2022/23	81%	15%	107	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

St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy
0.9 km · South Tyneside

Outstanding2022

68%met the SATs standard
St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn
0.9 km · South Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place
Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School
1.2 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Dunn Street Primary School
1.2 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2022

1.1applications per place
Hebburn Lakes Primary School
1.3 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Bede Burn Primary School
1.6 km · South Tyneside

Good2023

2.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn
1.6 km · South Tyneside

Standards maintained2024

3.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108711 · 393/3006
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 181 on roll
Free school meals: 37.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: St Oswald's Road, Hebburn, NE31 1HT
Local authority: South Tyneside

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