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Cullercoats Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Gavin Storey

location_onNorth Shields, NE30 4PB

language Visit Website phone 1916433200

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

432

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Cullercoats Primary School is a Community school primary school in North Shields, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cullercoats Primary School is a community school in North Shields, North Tyneside, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 418 pupils on roll, of whom 10% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #13 of 45 primaries in North Tyneside and #3,884 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 57%

Reading87% LA 71%

Writing79% LA 66%

Maths78% LA 70%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading89% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing90% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths89% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading88% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.6

-0.5 to 2.6

0.1

Write

LA -0.7

-1.3 to 1.6

0.8

Maths

LA -1.3

-0.6 to 2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading87% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.3

-0.3 to 2.7

0.0

Write

LA 0.4

-1.4 to 1.4

-0.6

Maths

LA 0.2

-2.0 to 0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 64%

Reading80% LA 73%

Writing89% LA 77%

Maths86% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.2

-1.5 to 1.5

-0.3

Write

LA 0.6

-1.8 to 1.2

Maths

LA 0.3

-1.4 to 1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 February 2022

Inspection Report

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07 February 2017

Inspection Report

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18 April 2012

Inspection Report

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09 March 2009

Inspection Report

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08 March 2006

Inspection Report

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14 February 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-02-07

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-04-18

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-03-09

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 418 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	418	2	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	416	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	421	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	433	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	432	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	429	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	429	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	427	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	423	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	431	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	431	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	429	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	433	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	433	2	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	432	1	0.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	434	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	432	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	427	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	428	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	429	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	427	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	421	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	421	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils