Mortimer Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 31 2024 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
South Tyneside
Unique reference
108673
Address
Mortimer Road, NE34 0RW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
613 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
1%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.3%
Persistent absence
12.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.6%
Mixed 4.1%
Bangladeshi 2.6%
Other 1.5%
Other White 1.1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Indian 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
African 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.1
WritingAverage0.9
MathsAverage-0.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Mortimer Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
75
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
76
2nd preference
40
3rd preference
27
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
74
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
7
5
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
17
6
11
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
26
11
15
Reception, Full-time
76
36
40
Year 1
81
40
41
Year 2
81
41
40
Year 3
82
35
47
Year 4
81
44
37
Year 5
82
41
41
Year 6
80
42
38
Year 2023-2024

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