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King Edward Primary School

Primary · North Tyneside · NE30 2BD

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 10 June 2025

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At a glance

473 pupils · 113% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Foundation school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
10.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://kingedward.org/
URN
108573

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 60 families named it first for 60 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 2 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2025 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 10 June 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

60 places offered · 60 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
48%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school48%
Median of its 12 closest peers73%
North Tyneside average62.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Broadclyst Community Primary SchoolExeter · 305 miles awayOutstanding73%
Brixworth CofE VC Primary SchoolNorthampton · 187 miles awayGood76%
St Catherine's CofE (VC) Primary SchoolKidderminster · 184 miles awayStrong standard68%
Oughtibridge Primary SchoolSheffield · 109 miles awayOutstanding84%
Whitechapel Church of England Primary SchoolCleckheaton · 90 miles awayGood69%
Sherrier Church of England Primary SchoolLutterworth · 177 miles awayGood73%
Wentworth Primary SchoolMaldon · 244 miles awayGood67%
Great Wood Primary SchoolMorecambe · 86 miles awayGood73%
Greenfield Primary SchoolLeicester · 170 miles awayGood64%
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and NurseryRochdale · 99 miles awayExpected standard76%
Howley Grange Primary SchoolHalesowen · 178 miles awayGood64%
The Avenue Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough · 35 miles awayGood73%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 95% (North Tyneside 85%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (North Tyneside 2%, England 3%) · Not recorded 1% (North Tyneside 0%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (North Tyneside 1%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (North Tyneside 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
5.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.22 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North Tyneside: 1.14 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
25.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

65% of teachers took sickness absence, 13.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,766; 18.2% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,249
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 73% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£25,508; in-year balance -£10,636

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher50.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work45.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier62.7%62.3%
Social housing9.6%17.1%
Privately rented27.7%20.5%
Detached houses0.8%22.9%
Flats57.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms17.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van26.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01008559 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£225,000652 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£158,500–£350,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (42)£487,500
Semi-detached (83)£355,000
Terraced (244)£310,000
Flat (283)£159,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
9an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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