East Boldon Junior School
North Lane, Tyne & Wear, NE36 0DL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Timothy Shenton
- Constituency
- South Shields
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 108692
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915362030
About this school
East Boldon Junior School is a community primary school in Tyne & Wear. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 235 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected East Boldon Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- 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 | 62 | 60 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 70% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 12% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 87% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 93% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 85% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 East Boldon Junior 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 | 74% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 59.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 234 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How East Boldon Junior School compares
East Boldon Junior School ranked 5th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 5% | 10.2% | 235 | — |
| East Boldon Infants' School | — | 3.4% | 11.1% | 163 | 0.1 miles |
| West Boldon Primary School | 82% | 6.3% | 51.4% | 280 | 0.7 miles |
| Forest View Primary | 67% | 5.4% | 52% | 213 | 0.7 miles |
| Cleadon Church of England Academy | 79% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 484 | 1.1 miles |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields | 68% | 5% | 38.3% | 226 | 1.2 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)
- 10.21%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.98%
- Persistent absence
- 9.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
East Boldon Infants' School0.1 miles
Primary · East Boldon
-
West Boldon Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Boldon
-
Forest View Primary0.7 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Cleadon Church of England Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields1.2 miles
Primary · South Shields
Common questions
- What ages does East Boldon Junior School teach?
- East Boldon Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Tyne & Wear.
- Who is the headteacher of East Boldon Junior School?
- The headteacher of East Boldon Junior School is Mr Timothy Shenton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has East Boldon Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected East Boldon Junior 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 East Boldon Junior School?
- East Boldon Junior School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is East Boldon Junior School full?
- East Boldon Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 235 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is East Boldon Junior School a faith school?
- No. East Boldon Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does East Boldon Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records East Boldon Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have East Boldon Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does East Boldon Junior School compare with other schools in South Tyneside?
- East Boldon Junior School ranked 5th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is East Boldon Junior School's absence rate?
- East Boldon Junior School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are East Boldon Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, East Boldon Junior 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.