Shiremoor Primary School
Stanton Road, Shiremoor, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE27 0PW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Barbara Middleton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 418
- Pupils on roll
- 319
- URN
- 108579
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912524188
About this school
Shiremoor Primary School is a community primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 319 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shiremoor 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 50 | 41 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 78% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 85% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 85% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 88% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Shiremoor 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 | 68% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 406 |
| 2023/24 | 384 |
| 2024/25 | 352 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shiremoor Primary School compares
Shiremoor Primary School ranked 9th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.3% | 44.1% | 319 | — |
| Holystone Primary School | 71% | 3.8% | 11.6% | 456 | 0.8 miles |
| South Wellfield First School | — | 3.4% | 6.8% | 345 | 0.9 miles |
| Backworth Park Primary School | 73% | 3.3% | 25.5% | 342 | 1.1 miles |
| New York Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 41.8% | 405 | 1.3 miles |
| Hadrian Park Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 30% | 431 | 1.3 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)
- 44.13%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 12.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holystone Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
South Wellfield First School0.9 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
-
Backworth Park Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
New York Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Hadrian Park Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Wallsend
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Shiremoor Primary School ranks 26th of the 94 ranked primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Amberley Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primary
- Archibald First School Primary
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy Primary
- Backworth Park Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Primary School Primary
- Belsay Primary School Primary
- Benton Dene Primary School Primary
- Benton Park Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Shiremoor Primary School teach?
- Shiremoor Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Shiremoor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shiremoor Primary School is Mrs Barbara Middleton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shiremoor Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shiremoor 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 Shiremoor Primary School?
- Shiremoor Primary School has 319 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Shiremoor Primary School full?
- Shiremoor Primary School has capacity for 418 pupils and 319 on roll (76%), 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 Shiremoor Primary School a faith school?
- No. Shiremoor Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shiremoor Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Shiremoor Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Shiremoor Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shiremoor Primary School compare with other schools in North Tyneside?
- Shiremoor Primary School ranked 9th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shiremoor Primary School's absence rate?
- Shiremoor Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shiremoor Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shiremoor 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.