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Kings Priory School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–18 · Sponsored academy

Huntington Place, Tynemouth, North Shields NE30 4RF · kingsprioryschool.co.uk · 0191 580 2700

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
57.1
average Attainment 8 score. North Tyneside 46, England 46
Demand for places
1.2
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
1,549
44 over 1,505 places · 103%
Local authority
North Tyneside
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery class
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
10.7%
First language not English
3.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Woodard Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 112 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 90 (Places 89)90September 2023: 112 (Places 89)112September 2024: 96 (Places 90)96September 2025: 104 (Places 90)104September 2026: 112 (Places 90)112Places 90
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026901121.2▲80%
September 2025Sept 2025901041.2▲87%
September 2024Sept 202490961.1▲93%
September 2023Sept 2023891121.3▲79%
September 2022Sept 202289901▲99%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.1, and 74.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Tyneside it was 46, and across England 46.

In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across North Tyneside it was 63%, and across England 62%.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.7 points per entry).

Key stage 2 results

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 61% (England 53%)61%2016/17: 78% (England 61%)78%2017/18: 75% (England 64%)75%2018/19: 72% (England 65%)72%2022/23: 67% (England 60%)67%2023/24: 75% (England 61%)75%2024/25: 82% (England 62%)82%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲82%62%
▲12%8%
Average scaled score
●108106
●107105
●107105

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 54.9 (England 46.3)54.92017/18: 57.3 (England 46.5)57.32018/19: 56.0 (England 46.7)56.02021/22: 60.1 (England 48.8)60.12022/23: 56.6 (England 46.3)56.62023/24: 61.1 (England 45.9)61.12024/25: 57.1 (England 46.0)57.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲57.146.0
▲74.2%45.4%
▲93.5%64.8%
▲56.5%40.5%
▲5.324.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form77.4+13.1
Further education15−12.8
Apprenticeship3.8+3
Not in a lasting destination2.3−0.1
Activity not captured1.5−0.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 32.1 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 31.3 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 35.9 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 31.7 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 38.8 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 32.0 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 34.8 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 35.7 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
102 studentsB- (35.7)Average +0.11
102 studentsB- (35.7)Average +0.11
18.6%AAB or better
94.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24109C+ (34.8)+0.02
2022/2384C+ (32)—
2021/22100B (38.8)—
2018/1975C (31.7)-0.11
2017/1880B- (35.9)+0.29
2016/1781C (31.3)-0.17
2015/1676C+ (32.1)-0.17

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University64.9−3.7
Further education1.8−0.2
Apprenticeship2.6−0.3
Employment15.8+0.1
Not in a lasting destination8.8+1
Activity not captured6.1+3.2

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 27 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Kings Priory School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
26 Jun 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (346 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
79%
Replies
346
23% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●85% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●85% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼81% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼74% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼78% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼84% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼74% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼74% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲53% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼50% agreeEngland 68%

based on 80 parents (23%) with SEND

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