Hedworthfield Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 10 2023 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
108699
Address
Linkway, Hedworth Estate, NE32 4QF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
215 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
54.9%
Girls
45.1%
First language not English
4.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
49.8%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
26.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89.3%
Mixed 4.2%
African 3.3%
Other White 1.4%
Other Black 0.9%
Other Asian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingAverage0.8
MathsAverage-1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 75%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

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

School 14%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Hedworthfield Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
25
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
21
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
2
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
21
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher17.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
3
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
18
8
10
Reception, Full-time
37
21
16
Year 1
26
13
13
Year 2
25
18
7
Year 3
23
11
12
Year 4
27
13
14
Year 5
23
12
11
Year 6
30
19
11
Year 2024-2025

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