Primary schools in South Shields
21 primary schools in South Shields, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
South Shields in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 19 schools in South Shields first 678 times for 678 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the South Tyneside authority's 41 schools. 3 of the 19 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Westoe Crown Primary School, to 3.87 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
- Ashley Academy
- Biddick Hall Infants' School
- Biddick Hall Junior School
- Forest View Primary
- Hadrian Primary School
- Harton Primary School
- Laygate Community School
- Monkton Infants' School
- Mortimer Primary School
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields
- Sea View Primary School
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
- Stanhope Primary School
- Westoe Crown Primary School
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields)
- Lord Blyton Primary School
- Marine Park Primary School
- Ridgeway Primary Academy
- Monkton Academy
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
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