St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
Primary schoolSt Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields is a primary school in South Tyneside, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 226 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, January 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 29 January 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 68% of pupils at St Oswald's 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 | 68% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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
In a straight line- Epinay Business and Enterprise SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, June 2023720 m
- Forest View PrimaryPrimary. School remains Good, April 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)730 m
- Ridgeway Primary AcademyPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Biddick Hall Junior SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields)Primary. School remains Good, June 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Biddick Hall Infants' SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 20221.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Tyneside
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).