Monkhouse Primary School
Wallington Avenue, North Shields, NE30 3SH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Baggett
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- URN
- 108576
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913000490
About this school
Monkhouse Primary School is a foundation primary school in North Shields. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 215 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 77% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 90% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 83% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 77% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Monkhouse 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 | 74% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 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 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Monkhouse Primary School compares
Monkhouse Primary School ranked 1st of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 3.7% | 18.1% | 215 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats | 64% | 3.5% | 17.3% | 185 | 0.4 miles |
| Cullercoats Primary School | 67% | 3.7% | 10.3% | 409 | 0.6 miles |
| King Edward Primary School | 48% | 3.4% | 13.2% | 473 | 0.7 miles |
| Preston Grange Primary School | 72% | 3.3% | 17.4% | 216 | 0.7 miles |
| Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay | 67% | 5.2% | 21.7% | 330 | 1.0 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)
- 18.14%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.68%
- Persistent absence
- 6.59%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats0.4 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Cullercoats Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
King Edward Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · North Tyneside
-
Preston Grange Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay1.0 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
Other schools in North Shields
Monkhouse Primary School ranks 1st of the 15 ranked primary schools in North Shields.
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Collingwood Primary School Primary
- Cullercoats 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 Monkhouse Primary School teach?
- Monkhouse Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in North Shields.
- Who is the headteacher of Monkhouse Primary School?
- The headteacher of Monkhouse Primary School is Mrs Laura Baggett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Monkhouse Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Monkhouse 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 Monkhouse Primary School?
- Monkhouse Primary School has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Monkhouse Primary School full?
- Monkhouse Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 215 on roll (102%), 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 Monkhouse Primary School a faith school?
- No. Monkhouse Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Monkhouse Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Monkhouse Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Monkhouse Primary School?
- Monkhouse 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 Monkhouse Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Monkhouse Primary School rank locally?
- Monkhouse Primary School ranked 1st of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Monkhouse Primary School's absence rate?
- Monkhouse 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 Monkhouse Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Monkhouse 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.