Hadrian Primary School
Baring Street, South Shields, NE33 2BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Scott Brown
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Shields
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 261
- URN
- 108668
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914554514
About this school
Hadrian Primary School is a community primary school in South Shields. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 261 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. 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 | 38 | 40 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 58% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 73% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 73% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 83% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Hadrian 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 | South Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 59.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 281 |
| 2023/24 | 274 |
| 2024/25 | 266 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hadrian Primary School compares
Hadrian Primary School ranked 28th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 6% | 30.4% | 261 | — |
| Marine Park Primary School | — | 5.7% | 61.4% | 193 | 0.5 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields | 77% | 4.9% | 16.9% | 231 | 0.7 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 57% | 4.5% | 43.6% | 169 | 0.8 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields | 84% | 5.6% | 35.4% | 224 | 0.8 miles |
| Waterville Primary School | 57% | 5.8% | 65.8% | 209 | 0.9 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)
- 30.38%
- English as an additional language
- 46.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.02%
- Persistent absence
- 16.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marine Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields0.7 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Christ Church CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields0.8 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Waterville Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · North Shields
Other schools in South Shields
Hadrian Primary School ranks 14th of the 18 ranked primary schools in South Shields.
- Ashley Academy Primary
- Biddick Hall Infants' School Primary
- Biddick Hall Junior School Primary
- Forest View Primary Primary
- Harton Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) Primary
- Laygate Community School Primary
- Lord Blyton Primary School Primary
- Marine Park Primary School Primary
- Monkton Academy Primary
- Monkton Infants' School Primary
- Mortimer Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hadrian Primary School teach?
- Hadrian Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in South Shields.
- Who is the headteacher of Hadrian Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hadrian Primary School is Mr Scott Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hadrian Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hadrian 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 Hadrian Primary School?
- Hadrian Primary School has 261 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hadrian Primary School full?
- Hadrian Primary School has capacity for 280 pupils and 261 on roll (93%), 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 Hadrian Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hadrian Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hadrian Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hadrian Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hadrian Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hadrian Primary School rank locally?
- Hadrian Primary School ranked 28th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hadrian Primary School's absence rate?
- Hadrian Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hadrian Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hadrian 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.