“schools in South Tyneside”

Glasgow Road, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, NE32 4AU

Text from letter to pupils explaining the findings of the inspection

Dear Pupils Inspection of Simonside Primary School, South Tyneside, NE32 4AU Thank you for making Mr Hall and me feel so welcome when we recently inspected your school. We think your school provides you with a good education and we were particularly impressed with the way in which staff care for you and how confident this helps you to become. You told us that you enjoy lessons and feel safe in school and we understand why. We were also impressed by:

Temple Park Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 0QA

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its name from The Galsworthy Centre to Park View School.  The school uses a small number of alternative, off-site providers of vocational education. These are: The Wheels Project, B Skill, Learning Curve, New Leaf Training, Rathbone, TCV, ALD Hairdressing and South Tyneside College.  The school faced a substantial reduction of around a third of its budget from April 2013 because of changes to the formula for funding special schools. A staffing re-structure has been implemented and a balanced budget for 2013/14 has been achieved.  The governing body has taken the decision to move toward academy status. If approved, the school will be sponsored by South Tyneside College of Further Education and will have the Epinay Business and Enterprise School as its partner school within the Trust School arrangements. The governing body is to consult with parents and staff on these proposals during the autumn term 2013.

Glasgow Road, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, NE32 4AU

Description of the school

Simonside Primary is an average-sized school situated in the Jarrow area of South Tyneside. The number of pupils attending the school has declined in recent years, reflecting the lower number of school aged pupils living in the immediate area. Almost three quarters of the pupils reside locally. Nine pupils in the school’s hearing impaired units travel from other parts of the local authority. A very high number of pupils at the school are entitled to free school meals. The proportion of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is almost twice the national average. A small percentage of pupils come from minority ethnic families but none from homes where English is not the first language.

Front Street, East Boldon, Tyne and Wear, NE36 0SW

Description of the school

The school is larger than most infant schools. It serves an area of South Tyneside where socio-economic conditions are favourable. About one fifth of pupils come from less advantaged areas but few overall are eligible for free school meals. Nearly all pupils are from White British families and the pupil population is fairly stable. The percentage of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is slightly below average.

Whitburn, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR6 7HJ

Mill Lane School address Primary Type of school Whitburn Colliery Community School category South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear SR6 7HJ 3 to 11 Age range of pupils

Mill Lane, Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, NE31 2ET · Part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust

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 Close to half the students enrolled into the sixth form are from local schools. Almost all followed vocational courses in Key Stage 4.  The academy meets the government’s current floor standard, which is the minimum expectation for students’ attainment and progress in English and mathematics.  No students are currently entered early for GCSE examinations.  A small minority of students from Year 10 and 11 attend vocational courses away from the academy site for some or all of the time. The courses are provided by South Tyneside College and Hebburn Comprehensive School. A very few students attend the local authority pupil referral provision full time.  Since the previous inspection, there have been significant changes in staffing at all levels, including a new headteacher in September 2012.

Johnston Avenue, Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, NE31 2LJ

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 The school is slightly larger than the average-sized primary school.  The school provides part-time nursery provision.  The vast majority of pupils are White British.  The proportion of pupils who are disadvantaged and receive support from the pupil premium funding is much larger than the national average.  The proportion of pupils with SEND is above the national average.  A new headteacher took up post in September 2016.  A new chair of governors took up post in March 2018.  Since the previous inspection, South Tyneside local authority and an outstanding local teaching school have supported the school.  The school is due to move into a new building before September 2019.

Campbell Park Road, Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, NE31 1QY

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 This school is part of the South Tyneside Co-Operative Special School Trust.  The school operates a learning base, Keelman’s at South Shields, located at Nevinson Avenue, South Shields, Tyne and Wear NE34 8BT.  All pupils at Keelman’s Way School have an education, health and care plan. Pupils have profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), severe learning difficulties (SLD) and/or other SEND.  The school does not make use of any alternative education provision.

Campbell Park Road, Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, NE31 1QY

Description of the school

This small nursery school is part of the South Tyneside Early Excellence Centre. It serves an area that has very high levels of economic and social disadvantage. Although the majority of children are White British, there are very small numbers of children from minority ethnic families and refugee families; some are at an early stage of learning English as an additional language and a small proportion are in the care of the local authority. The proportion of children identified as having learning difficulties and/or disabilities is high, mainly for speech, language and behavioural difficulties. The centre provides care and education for children from 0 to 5 years and is involved in a number of national and international initiatives, including the provision in the nursery.

North Road, Tyne & Wear, Tyne and Wear, NE36 0DL

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 The school met the government’s floor standards in 2017. These are the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment in English and mathematics by the end of Year 6.  The school is smaller than the average-sized primary school.  The proportion of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is below average.  The proportion of disadvantaged pupils, those eligible for support through the pupil premium funding, is significantly below the national average.  The vast majority of pupils speak English as their first language.  The headteacher, SENCo and subject leader for mathematics took up their posts in September 2017.  South Tyneside local authority has increased its support for the school since the last inspection in January 2018.

St George's Avenue, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 6ET

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Tyne Coast College was formed by the merger of South Tyneside College and Tyne Metropolitan College in 2017. It has three main campuses: a general further education college and Queen Alexandra Sixth Form College in North Tyneside, and a general further education college in South Tyneside. The South Tyneside campus includes the specialist South Shields Marine School. At the time of the inspection, 2,822 learners were on education programmes for young people, including 92 aged 14 to 16. There were 1,388 adult learners, 551 apprentices and 119 learners in receipt of high-needs funding. Leaders offer courses in almost all subject areas, the largest being engineering and manufacturing technologies and health, public services and care. Leaders use eight main subcontractors to offer education programmes for young people, adult learning programmes and apprenticeships. 8–11 October 2019

Laygate Lane, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 4JJ

Description of the school

Laygate Community School is an average size primary school. The number of pupils attending the school has fallen over recent years. It serves a community of South Tyneside that experiences very high levels of social and economic disadvantage where two thirds of pupils are eligible for free school meals. Nearly a third of pupils come from minority ethnic communities and have English as an additional language. Over 30 different languages are spoken. Twenty five pupils have recently arrived from other countries including six from families seeking asylum. The proportion of children with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is broadly average. A significantly higher number of pupils than usual join or leave the school at various times throughout the school year; many of whom stay only for a short time. The school has achieved the Healthy Schools award and the Activemark award.

Nevinson Avenue, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 8BT

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 The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.  The school is smaller than the average-sized secondary school.  Pupils enter the school with starting points significantly below the national average.  The proportion of disadvantaged pupils for whom the school receives the pupil premium is higher than the national average.  The vast majority of pupils are White British. Almost all pupils speak English as their first language.  The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities supported by the school is well above the national average. The proportion of pupils who have a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan is below the national average.  A very small number of pupils attend alternative provision at South Tyneside College.  The school did not meet the government’s current floor standards, which set the

St George's Avenue, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 6ET

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Tyne Coast College is a general further education college in north-east England. It has two campuses, Tyne Metropolitan College to the north of the Tyne river and South Tyneside College, which also houses the South Shields Marine School. At the time of inspection, there were 1,530 learners on education programmes for young people including 42 learners on A-level programmes, 1,839 adult learners, 335 apprentices and 305 learners with high needs. Tyne Coast College partners with local elite sports organisations to provide coaching for learners on specialist sports programmes. 13 to 16 February 2024

Borough Road, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, NE32 5UW

Text from letter to pupils explaining the findings of the inspection

5 October 2007 Dear Pupils Inspection of Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School, South Tyneside, NE32 5UW As you know, inspectors visited your school recently. Thank you all for helping us and making us feel so welcome. We enjoyed meeting you and were very interested to hear about the things you do and what you think about your school. You told us that you enjoy learning, you like your teachers and your school, and that you feel happy and safe when you are there. Here are some of the other things we found out from our visit:

Campbell Park Road, Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, NE31 1QY

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 The school is larger than the average sized nursery school.  The vast majority of children are from White British heritage and none speaks English as an additional language.  The proportion of children with special educational needs at Early Years Action Plus or with a statement of special educational needs is above average; the proportion at Early Years Action is also above average.  The Nursery offers school lunches and flexible times which extends its provision and meets the needs of families. Day Care with breakfast and tea is available through the Children’s Centre.  Since the last inspection, the school has ceased to be responsible for the South Tyneside Children’s Centre. The nursery retains very close links with the children’s centre to support children and their families in the locality.  The headteacher took up post in January 2013.

Lord Blyton School, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 9BN

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20 October 2008 Dear Pupils Inspection of Lord Blyton Primary School, South Tyneside, NE34 9BN I really enjoyed my recent visit to inspect your school. Thank you for helping me when I came into your classrooms and assembly to see you at work. You were very polite and helpful and I did enjoy talking with those of you whom I met. I was delighted to see how much you like to take part enthusiastically in activities during and after school, how you value the help you get and the friendships you make. You are very well behaved and polite to others in lessons and outside. I was pleased to see how you contribute to school life, for example as school councillors and monitors and how you help others who are less fortunate than you. I know the headteacher and all the staff are very proud of you. Your school gives you a good education. It is warm and welcoming and well organised. All the adults in the school look after you very well and that is why you feel safe and happy. Last year

Reading Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 4UG

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 Since the previous inspection, the school has experienced a significant increase in pupil numbers. Over 180 pupils joined the school in the previous academic year.  A small number of pupils carry out part of their learning at South Tyneside College.

Hadrian Primary School, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2BB

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17 June 2008 Dear Pupils Inspection of Hadrian Primary School, South Tyneside, NE33 2BB Thank you for your very friendly welcome when I inspected your school recently. I was very impressed with your excellent manners, and the harmonious way you all get on so well together. Some of you told me that you enjoy school very much because ‘teachers make learning fun’. In the lessons I observed, I could clearly see that was the case. I found that Hadrian Primary is an outstanding school, and I was impressed with a number of things that the school does. I have listed some of them here.

Minster Parade, Jarrow, NE32 3QH

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24 April 2009 Dear Pupils Inspection of Dunn Street Primary School, South Tyneside, NE32 3QH Thank you for making me so welcome when I inspected your school. I was delighted with the polite, helpful and friendly way in which you and the staff helped me to enjoy my visit. You answered my questions well and I was very pleased to hear that you enjoy coming to school because you want to learn. After all, you have lots of interesting things to do. I am pleased to tell you that I agree with you that Dunn Street Primary School is a good school. First I would like to tell you about the good things I found during my visit. You told me that you thoroughly enjoyed learning and I noticed that you behaved very well during my visit. All adults take good care of you and help you to become responsible, confident young people. The headteacher, staff and governors are passionate about giving you a very good education.