Lord Blyton Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- 108700
- Address
- Blyton Avenue, Simonside, Lord Blyton School, NE34 9BN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 227 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.8%
- Persistent absence
- 16.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.8%
White British 84.6%
Mixed 6.6%
Unclassified 4%
Other White 2.6%
Other Black 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average3.5
WritingAverage0.8
MathsAverage0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 57%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Lord Blyton Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 1
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 13 4 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 15 6 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 4 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 19 10 9 |
| Year 1 | 28 18 10 |
| Year 2 | 22 12 10 |
| Year 3 | 31 19 12 |
| Year 4 | 29 12 17 |
| Year 5 | 33 19 14 |
| Year 6 | 29 12 17 |