Voluntary controlled school · South Tyneside

Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
262Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
133680URN

Borough Road, Jarrow, NE32 5UW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 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

1.6per place

0.3 below South Tyneside median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in South Tyneside

53 applications for 33 places · 24th of 38 in South Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%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 · 1 October 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

1 October 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
4 December 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 below South Tyneside median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

53 applications · 33 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; South Tyneside median median 1.9
2025 1.7; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.6; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 1.6; South Tyneside median median 1.8
2022 1.6; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2021 1.4; South Tyneside median median 1.7
2020 1.2; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2019 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2018 1.6; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2017 1.5; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2016 1.4; South Tyneside median median 1.6
2015 1.0; South Tyneside median median 1.5
2014 1.3; South Tyneside median median 1.4

More applications per place than the South Tyneside median in 0 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	33	53	1.6	27	0.82
Sep 2025	24	41	1.7	24	1.00
Sep 2024	33	53	1.6	33	1.00
Sep 2023	37	59	1.6	34	0.92
Sep 2022	44	71	1.6	38	0.86
Sep 2021	41	57	1.4	41	1.00
Sep 2020	42	52	1.2	25	0.60
Sep 2019	41	60	1.5	34	0.83
Sep 2018	40	62	1.6	39	0.98
Sep 2017	45	68	1.5	42	0.93
Sep 2016	40	54	1.4	37	0.93
Sep 2015	44	45	1.0	29	0.66
Sep 2014	38	49	1.3	30	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 70% · Maths 77% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%21st of 38 in South Tyneside

South Tyneside 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

South Tyneside 76% England 78%

Higher standard47%

South Tyneside 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

South Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth14%

South Tyneside 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

South Tyneside 77% England 77%

Higher standard16%

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	65%	12%	107	104
2023/24	62%	9%	107	106
2022/23	71%	8%	108	105

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

Jarrow Cross CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Standards maintained2024

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

Remains Good2022

1.1applications per place
Valley View Primary School
1.1 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School
1.2 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bede Burn Primary School
1.2 km · South Tyneside

Good2023

2.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Simonside Primary School
1.5 km · South Tyneside

Good2023

1.4applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Hebburn Lakes Primary School
1.6 km · South Tyneside

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · South Tyneside

Good2023

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133680 · 393/3010
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 262 on roll
Free school meals: 35.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2002
Address: Borough Road, Jarrow, NE32 5UW
Local authority: South Tyneside

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