Preston Grange Primary School
Chiltern Road, Preston Grange, North Shields, NE29 9QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs T A Taylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 108578
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913009190
About this school
Preston Grange Primary School is a foundation primary school in North Shields. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 216 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Preston Grange Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 28 June 2024, 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 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 77% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 100% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 87% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 90% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.50 | - | - |
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 Preston Grange 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 | 71% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 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 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 226 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Preston Grange Primary School compares
Preston Grange Primary School ranked 17th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.3% | 17.4% | 216 | — |
| Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay | 67% | 5.2% | 21.7% | 330 | 0.5 miles |
| Whitehouse Primary School | 29% | 5.2% | 63.1% | 137 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats | 64% | 3.5% | 17.3% | 185 | 0.6 miles |
| Appletree Gardens First School | — | 5.3% | 32.7% | 292 | 0.7 miles |
| Monkhouse Primary School | 87% | 3.7% | 18.1% | 215 | 0.7 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)
- 17.44%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 3.28%
- Persistent absence
- 3.95%
Location
Nearby schools
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Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay0.5 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
-
Whitehouse Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats0.6 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Appletree Gardens First School0.7 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
-
Monkhouse Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · North Shields
Other schools in North Shields
Preston Grange Primary School ranks 5th of the 15 ranked primary schools in North Shields.
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Collingwood Primary School Primary
- Cullercoats Primary School Primary
- Monkhouse Primary School Primary
- New York Primary School Primary
- Percy Main 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 ages does Preston Grange Primary School teach?
- Preston Grange Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in North Shields.
- Who is the headteacher of Preston Grange Primary School?
- The headteacher of Preston Grange Primary School is Mrs T A Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Preston Grange Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Preston Grange 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 many pupils are at Preston Grange Primary School?
- Preston Grange Primary School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Preston Grange Primary School full?
- Preston Grange Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 216 on roll (90%), so it has space against 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 Preston Grange Primary School a faith school?
- No. Preston Grange Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Preston Grange Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Preston Grange Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Preston Grange Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Preston Grange Primary School compare with other schools in North Tyneside?
- Preston Grange Primary School ranked 17th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Preston Grange Primary School's absence rate?
- Preston Grange Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Preston Grange Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Preston Grange 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.