King Edward Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jun 10 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 108573
- Address
- Preston Avenue, North Shields, NE30 2BD
- Website
- https://kingedward.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 461 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.7%
- Persistent absence
- 3.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.4%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other | 0.7% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.7% |
| Unclassified | 0.9% |
| Mixed | 1.9% |
| White British | 94.8% |
| Other White | 0.4% |
| Other Asian | 0.4% |
| Other Black | 0.2% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingBelow average-2.4
MathsBelow average-2.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 48% |
| Local authority average | 62% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 3% |
| Local authority average | 8% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 104 |
| Local authority average | 106 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 103 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
King Edward Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 57
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 10 4 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 41 20 21 |
| Reception, Full-time | 58 28 30 |
| Year 1 | 60 24 36 |
| Year 2 | 61 35 26 |
| Year 3 | 52 25 27 |
| Year 4 | 61 28 33 |
| Year 5 | 58 32 26 |
| Year 6 | 60 31 29 |