# St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields is a primary school in South Tyneside, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 211 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E149034. [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 211
- Council: South Tyneside
- URN: 149034

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), November 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 29 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- 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, 70% of pupils at St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in South Tyneside and 62% in England.
13% 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 | 70% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [Bamburgh School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bamburgh-school-e108738): 450 m. Special. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
- [Sea View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sea-view-primary-school-e134230): 530 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Harton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harton-academy-e144204): 660 m. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 43.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Harton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harton-primary-school-e136178): 680 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Tyne Coast College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tyne-coast-college-e130555): 1.1 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Mortimer Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mortimer-primary-school-e108673): 1.3 km. 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/149034)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149034)

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