# SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields

SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields is a primary school in South Tyneside, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 230 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148606. [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 230
- Council: South Tyneside
- URN: 148606

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 27 March 2024
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, 77% of pupils at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields 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 | 77% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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.

- [Stanhope Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanhope-primary-school-e108676): 430 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alternative-education-service-the-beacon-centre-e108666): 620 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), March 2023
- [Ashley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashley-academy-e149321): 650 m. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Wilfrid's RC College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-rc-college-e142601): 710 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Park View School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-view-school-e134813): 770 m. Special. Good (overall), June 2024
- [Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-academy-south-shields-e141160): 830 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2022. 62% 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/148606)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148606)

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/school/ss-peter-and-paul-catholic-primary-school-south-shields-e148606, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/school/ss-peter-and-paul-catholic-primary-school-south-shields-e148606#sc-results.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/ss-peter-and-paul-catholic-primary-school-south-shields-e148606