School profile

Percy Main Primary School

Primary · Community school · North Shields, NE29 6JA

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#11,836 of 15,057

Worse than 78% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Percy Main Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 16 Jun 2026

Area360 rating
Good
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages2 to 11
Pupils205
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Kathryn Thompson
Local authorityNorth Tyneside
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 108572.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolNorth TynesideEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths52%, worse than England, worse than North Tyneside63%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.0%, worse than England, worse than North Tyneside8%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.105, similar to England, similar to North Tyneside106106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.102, worse than England, worse than North Tyneside105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.105, similar to England, similar to North Tyneside106105
Expected standard in reading72%, worse than England, worse than North Tyneside78%76%
Expected standard in writing66%, worse than England, worse than North Tyneside73%73%
Expected standard in maths52%, worse than England, worse than North Tyneside75%75%
Pupils taking tests29--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils205
Girls94
Boys111
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.54.6%
First language not English20.5%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.238
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.164
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.31.1%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.61
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.23
Average class size20.6

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
73.7%
African
7.3%
Other ethnic group
6.3%
Other mixed
4.4%
Other White
2.9%
Other Asian
2%
Other Black
2%
White and Black African
0.5%
Pakistani
0.5%
Caribbean
0.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher16.5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.8.7
Teachers (FTE)11.2
Teaching assistants (FTE)9.08
Support staff (FTE)15.87
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2510.3
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2510.3
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.30
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.34
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.31
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.30
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolNorth TynesideEngland
Overall absence5.5%, similar to England, worse than North Tyneside4.9%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.13.2%, similar to England, similar to North Tyneside12.1%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.7%, similar to England, similar to North Tyneside0.6%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Percy Main Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.6 miPrimaryRiverside Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.7 miSecondaryNorham High SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North ShieldsAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimaryCollingwood Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryStephenson Memorial Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimaryDenbigh Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.9 miPrimaryWaterville Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryDunn Street Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.2 miPrimarySt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North ShieldsAcademy converter
Good
1.2 miPrimarySt Bede's Catholic Primary School, JarrowAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Percy Main Primary School

What is Percy Main Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Percy Main Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 16 Jun 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Percy Main Primary School rank in England?

Percy Main Primary School ranks 11,836 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 78% of schools).

What are Percy Main Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 52% of pupils at Percy Main Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Percy Main Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Percy Main Primary School made 30 offers from 34 applications (1.1 per offer), and 30 of 31 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Percy Main Primary School?

Percy Main Primary School has 205 pupils aged 2 to 11.

What is the capacity of Percy Main Primary School?

Percy Main Primary School had 238 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Percy Main Primary School?

At Percy Main Primary School, the average class had 20.6 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 16.5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Percy Main Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Percy Main Primary School missed 5.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 13.2% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.