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Simonside Primary School

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

personMrs Donna Scott

location_onJarrow, NE32 4AU

language Visit Website phone 1914898315

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

265

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Expected Standard

37%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Simonside Primary School is a Community school primary school in Jarrow, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 95% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Simonside Primary School is a community school in Jarrow, South Tyneside, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 222 pupils on roll, of whom 52% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 37% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #36 of 38 primaries in South Tyneside and #13,052 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 60%

Reading54% LA 71%

Writing63% LA 71%

Maths66% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading49% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths51% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading63% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing55% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.5

-2.0 to 1.6

-0.6

Write

LA -0.3

-2.4 to 1.1

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.2 to 0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading56% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths58% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.1

-2.2 to 1.8

1.5

Write

LA 0.4

-0.4 to 3.3

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.5 to -1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 63%

Reading62% LA 75%

Writing69% LA 76%

Maths50% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2

Read

LA -0.2

-4.3 to 0.3

-1.1

Write

LA 0.4

-3.3 to 1.1

-3.4

Maths

LA 0.0

-5.5 to -1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 November 2023

Inspection Report

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29 September 2020

Inspection Report

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06 June 2018

Inspection Report

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12 March 2014

Inspection Report

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14 March 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2009

Inspection Report

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21 November 2007

Inspection Report

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10 May 2006

Inspection Report

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27 June 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-06-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-03-14

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

2.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.8%(4 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 222 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	222	6	2.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	227	3	1.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	252	4	1.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	256	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	253	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	264	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	265	2	0.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	258	3	1.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	275	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	269	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	264	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	251	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	252	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	245	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	236	4	1.7%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	239	3	1.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	246	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	248	4	1.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	252	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	249	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	252	5	2.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	237	4	1.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	235	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	236	2	0.8%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 21 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Simonside Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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