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St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields

South Tyneside, NE34 8NSPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
68%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
1.0×
First choices did not exceed offers made
23 1st-choice / 23 offers made
Ranking
#5,649
of 13,686 nationally

About St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields is a state-funded primary school in South Tyneside, North East, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 226 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 256.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (29 Jan 2025). 68% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 23 first-preference applications and 23 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressNash Avenue, Whiteleas, South Shields, South Tyneside, NE34 8NS
HeadteacherMr Dominic Woodhouse
Local AuthoritySouth Tyneside
Number of Pupils226
Free School Meals (FSM)38.5%
School Capacity226 / 256 (88% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Jan 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (29 Jan 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 10 Jul 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:25

Source: stoswaldsrc.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.