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Mortimer Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Mortimer Road, South Shields NE34 0RW · mortimerprimary.co.uk · 0191 455 4504
On the mapSearch near NE34 0RW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 54%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. South Tyneside 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 588
- 13 over 575 places · 102%
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.6%
- First language not English
- 2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 51 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 | 51 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 71 | 68 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 75 | 76 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 78 | 78 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 80 | 82 | 1▲ | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% the higher standard. Across South Tyneside it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼54% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Mortimer Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Feb 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 36
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied