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East Boldon Infants' School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Community school
Front Street, East Boldon NE36 0SW · eastboldoninfants.co.uk · 0191 536 7292
On the mapSearch near NE36 0SW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 163
- 91% of 180 places
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Free school meals
- 11.7%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 49 places were offered; 98% 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 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 93% |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected East Boldon Infants' School on 12 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 12 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (85 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 85
- 48% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (13%) with SEND