Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 8 Oct 2024
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 139314.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 164 |
| Girls | 78 |
| Boys | 86 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 43.3% |
| First language not English | 3% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 180 |
| Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places. | 117 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 35% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 21 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 1 |
| Average class size | 19.9 |
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 | 17.9 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 10.7 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 8.34 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 5.61 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 6.89 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 6.6 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 6.6 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
| 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. | 34 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 48 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 34 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 34 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 0 |
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 | 8.6%, worse than England, worse than South Tyneside | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 32.4%, worse than England, worse 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.
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| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 mi | Primary | Monkton Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 31 Mar 2015. | |
| 0.3 mi | Primary | Biddick Hall Infants' School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 19 Jun 2013. | |
| 0.3 mi | Primary | Biddick Hall Junior School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 15 Oct 2024. | |
| 0.4 mi | Primary | Lord Blyton Primary School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 2 Jun 2026. | |
| 0.4 mi | Primary | Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Nov 2010. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Simonside Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 15 Nov 2023. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Jul 2023. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 21 Nov 2017. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 18 Jun 2014. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | Forest View Primary | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 10 Mar 2015. |
Monkton Infants' School is rated Good, last inspected on 8 Oct 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Monkton Infants' School made 34 offers from 48 applications (1.4 per offer), and 34 of 34 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Monkton Infants' School has 164 pupils aged 2 to 7.
Monkton Infants' School had 180 school places in 2024/25.
At Monkton Infants' School, the average class had 19.9 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 17.9 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Monkton Infants' School missed 8.6% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 32.4% 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.