Mortimer Primary 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 19/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Mortimer Road, South Shields

School Information

Address: Mortimer Road, South Shields, NE34 0RW
Website: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01914554504
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: South Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs G L Cunningham
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108673

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 575
Number of Pupils: 603
Number of Boys: 297
Number of Girls: 306

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2 to 0.8
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.7 to 0.8
Maths
Above Average: 1.3 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mortimer Primary School
Mortimer Road , NE34 0RW 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashley Primary School
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA 		2out of 4 616 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Stanhope Primary School
Gresford Street , NE33 4SZ 		3out of 4 920 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Laygate Community School
Laygate Lane , NE33 4JJ 		3out of 4 1,019 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields
Olive Street , NE33 4RH 		- not rated 1,287 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mortimer Community College
Reading Road , NE33 4UG 		2out of 4 127 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's RC College
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA 		4out of 4 726 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Harton Academy
Lisle Road , NE34 6DL 		4out of 4 1,348 yd Academy converter 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 762 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Park View School
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA 		3out of 4 499 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA 		2out of 4 616 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
AutismAble CIC
The Captains Row , NE33 5AS 		- not rated 1,329 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bamburgh School
Norham Avenue , NE34 7TD 		3out of 4 1,718 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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