Biddick Hall Junior School is a primary school located in South Shields. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Chesterton Road, South Shields, NE34 9SP
Website: www.biddickhallschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01915362186
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: South Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs M Collinson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108678

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 205
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 105

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 4.6 Confidence interval 3 to 6.2
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.5 Confidence interval 3 to 6
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.9 Confidence interval 2.5 to 5.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:95%
England Average:65%

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

School:32%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Boldon Nursery School
Reginald Street , NE35 9DG
4out of 4 2,264 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Helen Gibson Nursery School
North Lane , NE36 0DL
4out of 4 2,431 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Clervaux Nursery School
Clervaux Terrace , NE32 5UP
4out of 4 3,068 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Biddick Hall Junior School
Chesterton Road , NE34 9SP
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields)
Brockley Avenue , NE34 0TS
3out of 4 316 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Biddick Hall Infants' School
Galsworthy Road , NE34 9JD
3out of 4 549 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Monkton Infants' School
St Simon Street , NE34 9SD
3out of 4 582 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Monkton Academy
Dame Flora Robson Avenue , NE34 9RD
3out of 4 939 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Wilfrid's RC College
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA
4out of 4 1,627 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Boldon School
New Road , NE35 9DZ
2out of 4 1,809 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Mortimer Community College
Reading Road , NE33 4UG
2out of 4 2,327 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Harton Academy
Lisle Road , NE34 6DL
4out of 4 2,897 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Jarrow School
Field Terrace , NE32 5PR
3out of 4 3,184 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tyne Coast College
St George's Avenue , NE34 6ET
- not rated 3,086 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA
2out of 4 1,743 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Park View School
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA
3out of 4 1,834 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
AutismAble CIC
The Captains Row , NE33 5AS
- not rated 2,194 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
Clervaux Terrace , NE32 5UP
4out of 4 3,014 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.