St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields

St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating with notable strengths in behaviour and attitudes, which are rated as 'Outstanding'. The school fosters a calm and supportive environment where pupils display exceptional behaviour and feel safe. Their personal development is strongly aligned with the school's Catholic ethos, encouraging kindness and community engagement. The leadership team demonstrates ambition for continuous improvement, ensuring all pupils, including those with SEND, have access to high-quality education.

Strengths

• Exceptional pupil behaviour and attitudes
• Strong personal development aligned with Catholic ethos
• High ambitions for academic development
• Effective phonics instruction with adequate support for struggling pupils
• Strong collaboration between governors and staff

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of pupils' understanding of the curriculum
• Some pupils lack secure understanding of number facts 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 St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.7% 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, 0.5% of pupils at St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields 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 St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields had 26.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 10.9% of pupils at St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 2024–25 St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields received £6,710 and spent £7,542 for each of its 195 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £91,000 (-£467 per pupil).

Across all 30 schools of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, income was £7,338 and spending £7,295 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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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, which runs 31 schools. The nearest others:

• St Wilfrid's RC College South Shields
• St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields South Shields
• SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields South Shields
• St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields South Shields
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School Jarrow
• St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Jarrow
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Jarrow
• St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Jarrow
• St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland Sunderland
• English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Sunderland

What is St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields last inspected by Ofsted?

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields have?

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields has 211 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields cover?

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields?

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields is at Harton House Road East, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 6DZ.