Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #11 in South Tyneside public Top 39% UK

Lord Blyton Primary School

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

personHeadteacher Jo Atherton

location_onSouth Shields, NE34 9BN

language Visit Website phone 7903725594

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

251

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Lord Blyton Primary School is a Community school primary school in South Shields, serving ages 2-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Lord Blyton Primary School is a community school in South Shields, South Tyneside, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 227 pupils on roll, of whom 46% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #11 of 38 primaries in South Tyneside and #3,531 of 14,143 nationally.

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

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. 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.

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

68%

LA 60%

Reading75% LA 71%

Writing75% LA 71%

Maths71% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading77% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA -0.5

1.3 to 5.7

0.8

Write

LA -0.3

-1.3 to 3.0

0.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.8 to 2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading91% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA -0.1

0.6 to 5.8

0.1

Write

LA 0.4

-2.3 to 2.5

1.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.7 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 63%

Reading79% LA 75%

Writing75% LA 76%

Maths88% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.2

-2.2 to 2.6

-1.4

Write

LA 0.4

-3.7 to 0.9

-1.5

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.7 to 0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 November 2023

Inspection Report

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17 May 2022

Inspection Report

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01 March 2017

Inspection Report

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23 January 2012

Inspection Report

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17 October 2008

Inspection Report

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19 September 2005

Inspection Report

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12 June 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-03-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-01-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-10-17

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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 227 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	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	227	2	0.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	249	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	251	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	240	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	238	2	0.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	237	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	232	1	0.4%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	228	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	247	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	237	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	244	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	238	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	225	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	221	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	203	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 29 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils