East Boldon Junior School

East Boldon Junior School is a highly inclusive, high-achieving community junior school where pupils achieve very well and are well prepared for secondary education. Inspectors found strong academic outcomes, particularly in reading and mathematics, with pupils developing detailed subject knowledge and confident communication. The reading curriculum is a standout strength, and the school shares expertise with other local schools. Personal development and wellbeing provision is comprehensive, with strong pastoral care, mental health support, careers education, and a wide range of opportunities. Safeguarding standards are met. Curriculum and teaching are strong, and pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, generally make strong progress. However, some areas are less developed. Attendance is broadly in line with national averages and improving, but pupils eligible for free school meals do not attend as well as they should. Leaders' work on inclusion is effective but not evaluated with enough precision, and they do not consistently analyse inclusion and behaviour information to plan sharply targeted actions, particularly for pupils with SEND. Governors also do not consistently use their statutory responsibilities to assure themselves of impact and challenge leaders across all areas. Overall, this is a strong school with impressive outcomes and a caring, purposeful culture. The main next steps are to sharpen the use of inclusion and behaviour data, improve attendance for disadvantaged pupils, strengthen oversight of bullying reporting trends, and ensure governance provides more robust challenge. The school is a community school working closely with the local authority, with 235 pupils on roll and a higher-than-average proportion of pupils with SEN support.

Strengths

• Pupils' academic outcomes are impressive and above national averages over time.
• The reading curriculum is a clear strength and is shared with other local schools.
• Teaching consistently develops core skills in reading, writing, mathematics and oracy.
• Pupils are confident, articulate learners who use subject-specific terminology well.
• Personal development and wellbeing provision is comprehensive and effective.
• High-quality pastoral care and mental health support help pupils thrive.
• The school is highly inclusive, and disadvantaged pupils receive effective targeted support.
• Pupils behave well, are respectful and feel safe in a happy, purposeful atmosphere.
• Leaders support staff well and maintain high expectations across the school.
• Careers education and enrichment opportunities inspire ambitious pupil aspirations.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open and positive safeguarding culture.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils eligible for free school meals do not attend as well as they should.
• Leaders do not have a sufficiently detailed understanding of bullying reporting trends over time.
• Leaders do not evaluate the impact of their inclusion work with enough precision.
• Leaders do not consistently analyse inclusion and behaviour information to plan sharply focused actions, particularly for pupils with SEND.
• Governors do not consistently use their statutory responsibilities or effective methods to assure themselves of impact and challenge leaders.
• Some parents would welcome more consistent follow-up on bullying and clearer communication overall.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at East Boldon Junior School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.3% of pupils at East Boldon Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 East Boldon Junior School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.4% of pupils at East Boldon Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 East Boldon Junior School received £6,465 and spent £6,168 for each of its 235 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £84,000 (£358 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is East Boldon Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for East Boldon Junior School is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was East Boldon Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

East Boldon Junior School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does East Boldon Junior School have?

East Boldon Junior School has 235 pupils on roll.

What age range does East Boldon Junior School cover?

East Boldon Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are East Boldon Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is East Boldon Junior School?

East Boldon Junior School is at North Lane, North Road, Tyne & Wear, Tyne and Wear, NE36 0DL.