Bede Burn Primary School
Dene Terrace, Jarrow, NE32 5NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Smith
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 198
- URN
- 108693
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914897376
About this school
Bede Burn Primary School is a community primary school in Jarrow. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 198 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bede Burn 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. 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
- 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 | 28 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 57% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 75% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 71% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 71% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Bede Burn 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 | 67% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bede Burn Primary School compares
Bede Burn Primary School ranked 29th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 4.8% | 19.4% | 198 | — |
| Valley View Primary School | 70% | 4.1% | 22.9% | 251 | 0.3 miles |
| St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn | 73% | 5.3% | 22.1% | 160 | 0.5 miles |
| Hebburn Lakes Primary School | 31% | 4.7% | 45.9% | 456 | 0.5 miles |
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow | 48% | 4.3% | 12.5% | 209 | 0.5 miles |
| Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School | 65% | 5.3% | 39.3% | 262 | 0.8 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)
- 19.39%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.82%
- Persistent absence
- 12.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Valley View Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Jarrow
-
St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn0.5 miles
Primary · Hebburn
-
Hebburn Lakes Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hebburn
-
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow0.5 miles
Primary · Jarrow
-
Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Jarrow
Other schools in Jarrow
Bede Burn Primary School ranks 6th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Jarrow.
- Dunn Street Primary School Primary
- Fellgate Primary School Primary
- Hedworthfield Primary School Primary
- Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School Primary
- Simonside Primary School Primary
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- Valley View Primary School Primary
- Clervaux Nursery School Nursery
- Jarrow School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Bede Burn Primary School teach?
- Bede Burn Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Jarrow.
- Who is the headteacher of Bede Burn Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bede Burn Primary School is Mrs Helen Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bede Burn Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bede Burn 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 Bede Burn Primary School?
- Bede Burn Primary School has 198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bede Burn Primary School full?
- Bede Burn Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 198 on roll (94%), 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 Bede Burn Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bede Burn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bede Burn Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bede Burn Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bede Burn Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bede Burn Primary School compare with other schools in South Tyneside?
- Bede Burn Primary School ranked 29th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bede Burn Primary School's absence rate?
- Bede Burn Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bede Burn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bede Burn 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.