St Oswald's RC Voluntary Aided 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 19/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Nash Avenue, South Shields

School Information

Address: Nash Avenue, South Shields, NE34 8NS
Website: www.st-oswaldsrcsch.co.uk
Telephone: 01915367922
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: South Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Dominic Woodhouse
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108718

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 256
Number of Pupils: 215
Number of Boys: 96
Number of Girls: 119

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.3 to 4.9
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.5 to 2.7
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Helen Gibson Nursery School
North Lane , NE36 0DL
4out of 4 1,959 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Boldon Nursery School
Reginald Street , NE35 9DG
4out of 4 2,731 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Oswald's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School
Nash Avenue , Whiteleas NE34 8NS
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Forest View Primary
Rembrandt Avenue , NE34 8RZ
3out of 4 796 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ridgeway Primary Academy
Park Avenue , NE34 8AB
3out of 4 1,214 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Biddick Hall Junior School
Chesterton Road , NE34 9SP
3out of 4 1,240 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields)
Brockley Avenue , NE34 0TS
3out of 4 1,267 yd Academy converter Yes 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 1,544 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Boldon School
New Road , NE35 9DZ
2out of 4 1,981 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Harton Academy
Lisle Road , NE34 6DL
4out of 4 2,127 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mortimer Community College
Reading Road , NE33 4UG
2out of 4 2,265 yd Community 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 2,925 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 1,800 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
Temple Park Road , NE34 0QA
2out of 4 1,831 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
AutismAble CIC
The Captains Row , NE33 5AS
- not rated 2,742 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.