Westoe Crown Primary School
Community primary school in South Shields (South Tyneside).
KS2 RWM expected
64%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
74%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
80%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
74%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.1%
▲ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
24.4
▲ 3.7 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
21.5%
▼ 3pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
101%
636 / 630 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Westoe Crown Primary School is a primary school located in South Shields, South Tyneside. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 639 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 630. The school is led by Mrs Stephanie Proctor.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Cricket
- Dance
- Drama
- Film Club
- Football
- Gardening
- Multisports
- Netball
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 134187
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Constituency
- South Shields
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2004
Governing body (12 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Geraldine Box | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Angela Pino Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jill Dickinson | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Angela Pino | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Joanne Hobbs | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Victoria Beaney | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Roisan Donoghue | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lucy Frey | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Caroline Elizabeth Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew Ian Wade | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Tracy Morris | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Amanda Lenney | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Julie Carter | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Stephanie Proctor Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Geraldine Box Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Paul Sword Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record