Collingwood Primary School
Oswin Terrace, North Shields, NE29 7JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Grant
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 410
- Pupils on roll
- 342
- URN
- 108602
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01916053378
About this school
Collingwood Primary School is a community primary school in North Shields. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 342 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 2023, 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 | 43 | 46 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 70% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 11% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 87% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 85% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 85% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| 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 Collingwood 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 | 70% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 335 |
| 2023/24 | 330 |
| 2024/25 | 332 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Collingwood Primary School compares
Collingwood Primary School ranked 29th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 6.4% | 61.1% | 342 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields | 45% | 6.4% | 60.7% | 193 | 0.2 miles |
| Riverside Primary School | 59% | 7.2% | 78.7% | 148 | 0.6 miles |
| Spring Gardens Primary School | 41% | 6.5% | 43.1% | 314 | 0.7 miles |
| Whitehouse Primary School | 29% | 5.2% | 63.1% | 137 | 0.7 miles |
| Waterville Primary School | 57% | 5.8% | 65.8% | 209 | 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)
- 61.11%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.42%
- Persistent absence
- 14.84%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields0.2 miles
Primary · North Shields
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Riverside Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · North Shields
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Spring Gardens Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · North Shields
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Whitehouse Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · North Shields
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Waterville Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · North Shields
Other schools in North Shields
Collingwood Primary School ranks 8th of the 15 ranked primary schools in North Shields.
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Cullercoats Primary School Primary
- Monkhouse 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 Collingwood Primary School teach?
- Collingwood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in North Shields.
- Who is the headteacher of Collingwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Collingwood Primary School is Mrs Sharon Grant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Collingwood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Collingwood 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 Collingwood Primary School?
- Collingwood Primary School has 342 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Collingwood Primary School full?
- Collingwood Primary School has capacity for 410 pupils and 342 on roll (83%), 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 Collingwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Collingwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Collingwood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Collingwood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Collingwood 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 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Collingwood Primary School rank locally?
- Collingwood Primary School ranked 29th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Collingwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Collingwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Collingwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Collingwood 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.