# Ashley Academy

Ashley Academy is a primary school in South Tyneside, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 396 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E149321. [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 396
- Council: South Tyneside
- URN: 149321

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 June 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 45% of pupils at Ashley Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in South Tyneside and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | South Tyneside | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alternative-education-service-the-beacon-centre-e108666): 50 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), March 2023
- [Park View School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-view-school-e134813): 170 m. Special. Good (overall), June 2024
- [St Wilfrid's RC College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-rc-college-e142601): 330 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Stanhope Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanhope-primary-school-e108676): 380 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mortimer Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mortimer-community-college-e108727): 500 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Mortimer Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mortimer-primary-school-e108673): 530 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149321)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149321)

## How to cite

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