King Edward Primary School
Preston Avenue, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE30 2BD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Kate Byrne
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 473
- URN
- 108573
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01918141455
About this school
King Edward Primary School is a foundation primary school in North Tyneside. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 473 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 65% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 83% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 83% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 80% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 King Edward 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 | 55% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 484 |
| 2023/24 | 457 |
| 2024/25 | 461 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King Edward Primary School compares
King Edward Primary School ranked 42nd of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 3.4% | 13.2% | 473 | — |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 57% | 4.5% | 43.6% | 169 | 0.3 miles |
| Spring Gardens Primary School | 41% | 6.5% | 43.1% | 314 | 0.5 miles |
| Monkhouse Primary School | 87% | 3.7% | 18.1% | 215 | 0.7 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields | 84% | 5.6% | 35.4% | 224 | 0.7 miles |
| Whitehouse Primary School | 29% | 5.2% | 63.1% | 137 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.17%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.4%
- Persistent absence
- 3.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Spring Gardens Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Monkhouse Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields0.7 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Whitehouse Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · North Shields
Other schools in North Tyneside
- Beacon Hill School Special schools
- Parkside House School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does King Edward Primary School teach?
- King Edward Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in North Tyneside.
- Who is the headteacher of King Edward Primary School?
- The headteacher of King Edward Primary School is Kate Byrne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was King Edward Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King Edward 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 King Edward Primary School?
- King Edward Primary School has 473 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is King Edward Primary School full?
- King Edward Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 473 on roll (113%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is King Edward Primary School a faith school?
- No. King Edward Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does King Edward Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records King Edward Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs King Edward Primary School?
- King Edward Primary School is part of The North Tyneside Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have King Edward Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King Edward Primary School rank locally?
- King Edward Primary School ranked 42nd of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King Edward Primary School's absence rate?
- King Edward Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King Edward Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King Edward 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.