Ofsted report cardInspected 12 May 2026
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 108688.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 163 |
| Girls | 87 |
| Boys | 76 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 11.7% |
| First language not English | 2.5% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 180 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 9.4% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 19 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 0 |
| Average class size | 26.6 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 23.3 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 12.9 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 7 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 5.66 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 7.66 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 6.9 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 5.9 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 1 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
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.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 49 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 94 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 49 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 48 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 9 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 3.1%, better than England, better than South Tyneside | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 1.9%, better than England, better than South Tyneside | 14.8% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 0%, better than England, better than South Tyneside | 0.8% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
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.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 0% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 0% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 mi | Primary | East Boldon Junior School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 16 Jun 2026. | |
| 0.2 mi | Nursery | Helen Gibson Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 16 Jun 2026. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | West Boldon Primary School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 13 Jan 2026. | |
| 0.7 mi | Secondary | Boldon School | Community school | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 18 Feb 2025. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Forest View Primary | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 10 Mar 2015. | |
| 1.1 mi | Nursery | Boldon Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Mar 2015. | |
| 1.1 mi | Primary | Cleadon Church of England Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 28 Feb 2024. | |
| 1.1 mi | Secondary | Red House Academy | Academy sponsor led | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 Jan 2020. | |
| 1.2 mi | Primary | St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland | Academy converter | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 26 Nov 2024. | |
| 1.3 mi | Primary | St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 18 Jun 2014. |
East Boldon Infants' School is rated Outstanding, last inspected on 12 May 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, East Boldon Infants' School made 49 offers from 94 applications (1.9 per offer), and 48 of 49 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
East Boldon Infants' School has 163 pupils aged 5 to 7.
East Boldon Infants' School had 180 school places in 2024/25.
At East Boldon Infants' School, the average class had 26.6 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 23.3 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at East Boldon Infants' School missed 3.1% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 1.9% 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.