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King Edward Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Foundation school
Preston Avenue, North Shields, North Tyneside NE30 2BD · kingedward.org · 0191 814 1455
On the mapSearch near NE30 2BD
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 48%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Tyneside 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 473
- 53 over 420 places · 113%
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10.5%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across North Tyneside it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼48% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected King Edward Primary School on 10 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 10 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Oct 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (90 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 90
- 20% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (12%) with SEND