Westoe Crown Primary SchoolSt Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in South Shields.

Summary of the comparison

Westoe Crown Primary School and St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields are primary schools in South Shields.

  • Westoe Crown Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields is ahead on our composite score.

  • Westoe Crown Primary School was judged Good and St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 64.0% for Westoe Crown Primary School and 77.0% for St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Westoe Crown Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields (69.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Westoe Crown Primary School versus St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure South ShieldsWestoe Crown Primary SchoolSouth ShieldsSt Bede's Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking21st of 45 in South Tyneside 4th of 45 in South Tyneside Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll639 237
Capacity630 210
LocationSouth Shields, NE33 3NS South Shields, NE33 4PG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% 77.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard9.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census639 237
Free school meals (ever 6)26.6% 16.9%
English as an additional language2.3% 22.8%
SEN support19.3% 10.6%
SEN with an EHC plan0.9% 1.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure4.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.6% Stronger figure12.8% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Westoe Crown Primary School

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields

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