Monkton Academy

Monkton Academy has been inspected to assess its current performance and found to be maintaining the standards set in its previous good inspection. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to developing both academic skills and personal qualities in its pupils, who are enthusiastic about their school experience. With high expectations for all students, including those with special educational needs, the school promotes a sense of community and teamwork, contributing to a positive learning environment.

Strengths

• Pupils have pride in their school and its community.
• The school develops pupils' character traits effectively.
• Excellent behavior is observed throughout the school.
• High-quality sports provisions are available for all pupils.
• A well-crafted curriculum enhances vocabulary and writing skills.
• Staff effectively identify and support pupils' learning needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils have gaps in their number fact knowledge affecting higher achievement.
• Inconsistency in the implementation of the phonics programme.
• Variation in how teaching checks pupils' understanding in mathematics.

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 Monkton Academy attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Monkton Academy 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 Monkton Academy had 17.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% 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, 18.3% of pupils at Monkton Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 2023–24 Monkton Academy received £6,458 and spent £7,089 for each of its 192 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £12,000 (£63 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Oak Learning Trust, income was £7,526 and spending £7,564 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in South Shields · South Tyneside local authority: places and applications

Monkton Academy is part of Oak Learning Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Fellgate Primary School Jarrow
• George Washington Primary School Washington
• Springwell Village Primary School Gateshead
• John F Kennedy Primary School Washington
• Columbia Grange School Washington
• Riverside Primary Academy Gateshead

What is Monkton Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Monkton Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Monkton Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Monkton Academy was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Monkton Academy have?

Monkton Academy has 169 pupils on roll.

What age range does Monkton Academy cover?

Monkton Academy for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Monkton Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 28% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Monkton Academy?

Monkton Academy is at Dame Flora Robson Avenue, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 9RD.