Cullercoats Primary School
Marden Avenue, Cullercoats, North Shields, NE30 4PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Gavin Storey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 431
- Pupils on roll
- 409
- URN
- 108569
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01918231013
About this school
Cullercoats Primary School is a community primary school in North Shields. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 409 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 February 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 65 | 61 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 82% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 8% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 89% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 89% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 93% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cullercoats Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 432 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cullercoats Primary School compares
Cullercoats Primary School ranked 23rd of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 3.7% | 10.3% | 409 | — |
| Rockcliffe First School | — | 3.7% | 9.2% | 244 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats | 64% | 3.5% | 17.3% | 185 | 0.6 miles |
| Monkhouse Primary School | 87% | 3.7% | 18.1% | 215 | 0.6 miles |
| Marine Park First School | — | 3.1% | 7.4% | 476 | 1.1 miles |
| Preston Grange Primary School | 72% | 3.3% | 17.4% | 216 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.29%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 4.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rockcliffe First School0.5 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats0.6 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Monkhouse Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Marine Park First School1.1 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
-
Preston Grange Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · North Shields
Other schools in North Shields
Cullercoats Primary School ranks 6th of the 15 ranked primary schools in North Shields.
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Collingwood Primary School Primary
- Monkhouse Primary School Primary
- New York Primary School Primary
- Percy Main Primary School Primary
- Preston Grange Primary School Primary
- Riverside Primary School Primary
- Spring Gardens Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats Primary
- Waterville Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cullercoats Primary School teach?
- Cullercoats Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in North Shields.
- Who is the headteacher of Cullercoats Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cullercoats Primary School is Mr Gavin Storey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cullercoats Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cullercoats Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Cullercoats Primary School?
- Cullercoats Primary School has 409 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cullercoats Primary School full?
- Cullercoats Primary School has capacity for 431 pupils and 409 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cullercoats Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cullercoats Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cullercoats Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cullercoats Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Cullercoats Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cullercoats Primary School rank locally?
- Cullercoats Primary School ranked 23rd of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cullercoats Primary School's absence rate?
- Cullercoats Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cullercoats Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cullercoats Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.