# Simonside Primary School

Simonside Primary School is a primary school in South Tyneside, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 219 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E108698. [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 219
- Council: South Tyneside
- URN: 108698

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), November 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 15 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 37% of pupils at Simonside Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in South Tyneside and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 37% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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.

- [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e147102): 230 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Monkton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkton-academy-e138025): 800 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lord Blyton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lord-blyton-primary-school-e108700): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Monkton Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkton-infants-school-e139314): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- [Valley View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-view-primary-school-e108694): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hedworthfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hedworthfield-primary-school-e108699): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 60% 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/108698)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/108698)

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