St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
148911
Address
Nash Avenue, Whiteleas, NE34 8NS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
225 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
45.3%
Girls
54.7%
First language not English
4%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.2%
Persistent absence
16.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.9%
Mixed 2.6%
African 1.3%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other White 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Other 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

ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage0.2
MathsAbove average2.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 66%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
27
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
24
2nd preference
9
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
24
2nd preference
3
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 classes27
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
13
8
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
9
2
7
Reception, Full-time
28
13
15
Year 1
30
16
14
Year 2
26
6
20
Year 3
30
15
15
Year 4
30
20
10
Year 5
29
9
20
Year 6
28
13
15
Year 2024-2025

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