Lord Blyton Primary SchoolMonkton Infants' School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in South Shields.
Summary of the comparison
Lord Blyton Primary School and Monkton Infants' School are primary schools in South Shields.
Lord Blyton Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Monkton Infants' School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lord Blyton Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Lord Blyton Primary School was judged the expected standard and Monkton Infants' School was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Lord Blyton Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | South ShieldsLord Blyton Primary School | South ShieldsMonkton Infants' School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 13th of 45 in South Tyneside Stronger figure | 44th of 45 in South Tyneside | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-11 | 2-7 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 227 | 146 | |
| Capacity | 235 | 180 | |
| Location | South Shields, NE34 9BN | South Shields, NE34 9SD | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 68.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 108.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 104.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 227 | 146 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 46.1% | 71.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.8% | 2.7% | |
| SEN support | 23.8% | 17.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.3% | 0.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.5% Stronger figure | 8.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.4% Stronger figure | 33.8% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Lord Blyton Primary School
Monkton Infants' School
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