Ofsted: Good emoji_events #5 in South Tyneside public Top 5% UK

Biddick Hall Junior School

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

personMrs M Collinson

location_onSouth Shields, NE34 9SP

language Visit Website phone 1915362186

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2024

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Students

205

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Expected Standard

87%

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Age Range

7-11

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Biddick Hall Junior School is a Community school primary school in South Shields, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 5% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Biddick Hall Junior School is a community school in South Shields, South Tyneside, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 225 pupils on roll, of whom 68% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 31% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #5 of 38 primaries in South Tyneside and #741 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

87%

LA 60%

Reading89% LA 71%

Writing93% LA 71%

Maths100% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading96% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing91% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths94% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading98% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.9

Read

LA -0.5

4.0 to 7.8

3.3

Write

LA -0.3

1.5 to 5.2

5.4

Maths

LA -0.9

3.7 to 7.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

95%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading96% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing95% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths96% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.6

Read

LA -0.1

3.0 to 6.2

4.5

Write

LA 0.4

3.0 to 6.0

3.9

Maths

LA -0.2

2.5 to 5.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

95%

LA 63%

Reading96% LA 75%

Writing98% LA 76%

Maths100% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA -0.2

1.8 to 5

4.3

Write

LA 0.4

2.8 to 5.8

3.6

Maths

LA 0.0

2.2 to 5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 October 2024

Inspection Report

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08 March 2023

Inspection Report

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12 September 2017

Inspection Report

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16 October 2012

Inspection Report

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12 April 2011

Inspection Report

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03 March 2010

Inspection Report

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23 November 2006

Inspection Report

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24 September 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2024-10-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2017-09-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-10-16

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-03-03

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 225 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	225	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	227	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	226	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	228	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	228	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	206	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	205	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	206	0.0%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	218	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	216	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	218	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	208	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	205	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	201	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	200	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	200	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	198	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	217	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	215	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	215	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	219	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	223	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	223	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	222	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	223	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	224	0.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 22 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils