Find the best primary schools in South Tyneside. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
South Tyneside has 45 primary schools, all in South Tyneside council's area. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 45, 15 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
Use the distance checker to measure your home's straight-line distance to any South Tyneside primary school, and each school's page for its Ofsted report, results and admissions details. Check your distance to a school or try the admissions calculator.
| School | Type | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| Biddick Hall Junior School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn | Roman Catholic | 4.6 / 5 |
| East Boldon Infants' School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.3 / 5 |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields | Roman Catholic | 4.2 / 5 |
| Cleadon Church of England Academy | Church of England | 4.2 / 5 |
| Valley View Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy |
There are 45 primary schools in South Tyneside.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 45 primary schools in South Tyneside, 15 have a religious character: 11 Roman Catholic and 4 Church of England. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are Biddick Hall Junior School (4.8), St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn (4.6), East Boldon Infants' School (4.5), St Mary's Catholic Primary School (4.3) and St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields (4.2). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. Of the 45 schools here, 41 have enough published data for a rating.
| Roman Catholic |
| 4.1 / 5 |
| East Boldon Junior School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Marsden Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Stanhope Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow | Roman Catholic | 4.0 / 5 |
| St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn | Roman Catholic | 4.0 / 5 |
| Harton Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields | Roman Catholic | 3.9 / 5 |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields | Roman Catholic | 3.9 / 5 |
| West Boldon Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.8 / 5 |
| Hedworthfield Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Hedworth Lane Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Westoe Crown Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Sea View Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Forest View Primary | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Toner Avenue Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields | Roman Catholic | 3.6 / 5 |
| Bede Burn Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School | Church of England | 3.5 / 5 |
| Mortimer Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Hadrian Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow | Roman Catholic | 3.4 / 5 |
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow | Roman Catholic | 3.4 / 5 |
| Marine Park Primary School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Lord Blyton Primary School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| Laygate Community School | Mixed | 3.1 / 5 |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) | Church of England | 3.0 / 5 |
| Ashley Academy | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Hebburn Lakes Primary School | Mixed | 2.9 / 5 |
| Simonside Primary School | Mixed | 2.8 / 5 |
| Ridgeway Primary Academy | Mixed | 2.6 / 5 |
| Monkton Academy | Mixed | 2.3 / 5 |
| Fellgate Primary School | Mixed | 2.1 / 5 |
| Biddick Hall Infants' School | Mixed | Not yet rated |
| Dunn Street Primary School | Mixed | Not yet rated |
| Monkton Infants' School | Mixed | Not yet rated |
| Whitburn Village Primary School | Mixed | Not yet rated |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
Only when you qualify for more than one school. Each school ranks applicants against its own admission criteria without knowing where you placed it. If you qualify for several, the council offers the one you ranked highest, so putting a popular school first does not lower your chances at your second choice.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.