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Ashley Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Temple Park Road, South Shields NE34 0QA · ashley.wiseacademies.co.uk · 0191 456 4977
On the mapSearch near NE34 0QA
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 45%
- 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
- 396
- 94% of 420 places
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.1%
- First language not English
- 11.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Wise Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 54 families put the school first and 54 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 | 54 | 54 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 43 | 38 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▼45% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108685)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ashley Academy on 24 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108685), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Apr 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2021Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108685)
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108685)
Apr 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108685)
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 66
- 16% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (35%) with SEND