# St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields

St 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.

Primary school. Code E148911. [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 226
- Council: South Tyneside
- URN: 148911

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, January 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 29 January 2025
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, 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

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

- [Epinay Business and Enterprise School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/epinay-business-and-enterprise-school-e108741): 720 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, June 2023
- [Forest View Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-view-primary-e135842): 730 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ridgeway Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ridgeway-primary-academy-e139124): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Biddick Hall Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biddick-hall-junior-school-e108678): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-academy-south-shields-e141160): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, June 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Biddick Hall Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biddick-hall-infants-school-e108682): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022

## 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/148911)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148911)

## How to cite

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