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Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled

Borough Road, Jarrow NE32 5UW · jarrowcross.co.uk · 0191 489 8354

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
65%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. South Tyneside 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
262
83% of 315 places
Local authority
South Tyneside
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
35.1%
First language not English
1.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 33 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 38 (Places 44)38September 2023: 34 (Places 37)34September 2024: 33 (Places 33)33September 2025: 24 (Places 24)24September 2026: 27 (Places 33)27Places 33
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202633270.8100%
September 2025Sept 202524241100%
September 2024Sept 202433331100%
September 2023Sept 202337340.9100%
September 2022Sept 202244380.997%

Results

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across South Tyneside it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 33% (England 53%)33%2016/17: 56% (England 61%)56%2017/18: 65% (England 64%)65%2018/19: 74% (England 65%)74%2022/23: 71% (England 60%)71%2023/24: 62% (England 61%)62%2024/25: 65% (England 62%)65%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲65%62%
▲12%8%
Average scaled score
●107106
●104105
●103105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
1 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Oct 2007Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
93%
Replies
42
14% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●86% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲90% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●93% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲85% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●77% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲72% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 43% who had a child bullied

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