Richardson Dees Primary School
High Street East, Wallsend, NE28 7RT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Wayne Myers
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 108596
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912638139
About this school
Richardson Dees Primary School is a foundation primary school in Wallsend. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 206 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Richardson Dees 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
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 57% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 63% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 77% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 77% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Richardson Dees 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 | 53% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 227 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Richardson Dees Primary School compares
Richardson Dees Primary School ranked 40th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 7.2% | 54.2% | 206 | — |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | — | 4.2% | 35.2% | 162 | 0.3 miles |
| Carville Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.6 miles |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend | 48% | 6.2% | 23.7% | 190 | 0.7 miles |
| Western Community Primary School | 76% | 4.8% | 34.6% | 440 | 0.7 miles |
| St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn | — | 3.8% | 7.3% | 228 | 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)
- 54.23%
- English as an additional language
- 32.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.16%
- Persistent absence
- 21.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wallsend
-
Carville Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Wallsend
-
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend0.7 miles
Primary · Wallsend
-
Western Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wallsend
-
St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn1.0 miles
Primary · Hebburn
Other schools in Wallsend
Richardson Dees Primary School ranks 9th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Wallsend.
- Battle Hill Primary School Primary
- Carville Academy Primary
- Denbigh Community Primary School Primary
- Hadrian Park Primary School Primary
- Redesdale Primary School Primary
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Primary
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend Primary
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Primary
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stephenson Memorial Primary School Primary
- Wallsend Jubilee Primary School Primary
- Western Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Richardson Dees Primary School teach?
- Richardson Dees Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wallsend.
- Who is the headteacher of Richardson Dees Primary School?
- The headteacher of Richardson Dees Primary School is Mr Wayne Myers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Richardson Dees Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Richardson Dees 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 Richardson Dees Primary School?
- Richardson Dees Primary School has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Richardson Dees Primary School full?
- Richardson Dees Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 206 on roll (87%), 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 Richardson Dees Primary School a faith school?
- No. Richardson Dees Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Richardson Dees Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Richardson Dees Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Richardson Dees Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Richardson Dees 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 Richardson Dees Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Richardson Dees Primary School compare with other schools in North Tyneside?
- Richardson Dees Primary School ranked 40th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Richardson Dees Primary School's absence rate?
- Richardson Dees Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Richardson Dees Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Richardson Dees 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.