SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 27 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
South Tyneside
Unique reference
148606
Address
Olive Street, NE33 4RH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
239 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
56.5%
Girls
43.5%
First language not English
29.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
36%
Persistent absence
15.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 68.2%
African 10.9%
Indian 6.7%
Other 3.3%
Mixed 2.5%
Other White 2.1%
Other Asian 2.1%
Pakistani 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.6
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage-1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 52%
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
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
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 classes28.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
3
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
14
6
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
9
3
6
Reception, Full-time
30
16
14
Year 1
30
18
12
Year 2
30
18
12
Year 3
30
18
12
Year 4
27
14
13
Year 5
32
24
8
Year 6
30
15
15
Year 2024-2025

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