Biddick Hall Infants' School
Community primary school in South Shields (South Tyneside).
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Nov 2022
Early years (EYFS)
-
not published
Attendance rate
95.0%
▲ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.7
▼ 1.0 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
50.7%
▲ 26pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
26.9%
▲ 11pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
122%
219 / 180 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
10.1%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
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Nearby schools
nearest first40 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Biddick Hall Junior School, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biddick Hall Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.3 mi | Primary | 211 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1 |
| Monkton Infants' SchoolAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Primary | 164 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields)Academy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 228 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2010, previous school) |
| Monkton AcademyAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 169 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Forest View PrimaryCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 213 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Lord Blyton Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 229 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 226 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2014, previous school) |
| Boldon SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,043 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3 |
| Simonside Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 219 | Good, 2023 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 278 | Good, 2023 |
| Boldon Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.0 mi | Nursery | 80 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2015) |
| West Boldon Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 280 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 230 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2017, previous school) |
| Hedworth Lane Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 290 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Stanhope Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 233 | Good, 2023 |
| East Boldon Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 235 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Helen Gibson Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.2 mi | Nursery | 76 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Epinay Business and Enterprise SchoolFoundation special | 1.2 mi | Special | 258 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2018) |
| Hedworthfield Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 208 | Good, 2023 |
| Alternative Education Service - The Beacon CentrePupil referral unit | 1.3 mi | Alternative provision | 78 | Good, 2023 |
| Ashley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 396 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Outstanding |
| Park View SchoolCommunity special | 1.3 mi | Special | 59 | Good, 2024 |
| St Wilfrid's RC CollegeAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,271 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; sixth form provision Good |
| East Boldon Infants' SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 163 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Ridgeway Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 452 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, JarrowAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 230 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2013, previous school) |
| Valley View Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 251 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Outstanding |
| Mortimer Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 588 | Good, 2024 |
| Cleadon Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 484 | Good, 2024 |
| Mortimer Community CollegeCommunity | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 1,139 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2 |
| Jarrow SchoolFoundation | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 844 | Good, 2022 |
| Fellgate Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 130 | Good, 2024This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Clervaux Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.8 mi | Nursery | 85 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2014) |
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, JarrowAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 209 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Outstanding |
| Jarrow Cross CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.8 mi | Primary | 262 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, JarrowAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 170 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2017, previous school) |
| Harton AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,599 | Good, 2024 |
| Laygate Community SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 227 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| Dunn Street Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 140 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2011, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Bede Burn Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 198 | Good, 2023 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 1 of 10).
Overall deprivation1
Income1
Employment1
Education and skills2
Health1
Crime1
Barriers to housing and services5
Living environment7
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 315
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