Simonside Primary School
Glasgow Road, Jarrow, NE32 4AU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Donna Scott
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 108698
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914898315
About this school
Simonside Primary School is a community primary school in Jarrow. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 219 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
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 | 49 | 49 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 39% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 49% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 51% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 55% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Simonside 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 | 41% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 59.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 265 |
| 2023/24 | 256 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Simonside Primary School compares
Simonside Primary School ranked 36th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% 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 | 37% | 6.5% | 51.8% | 219 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 74% | 5.8% | 46.7% | 278 | 0.1 miles |
| Monkton Academy | 28% | 5.9% | 61.6% | 169 | 0.5 miles |
| Lord Blyton Primary School | 68% | 5.5% | 46.1% | 229 | 0.7 miles |
| Monkton Infants' School | — | 8.5% | 71.6% | 164 | 0.7 miles |
| Valley View Primary School | 70% | 4.1% | 22.9% | 251 | 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)
- 51.8%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.48%
- Persistent absence
- 15.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Jarrow
-
Monkton Academy0.5 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Lord Blyton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Monkton Infants' School0.7 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Valley View Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Jarrow
Other schools in Jarrow
Simonside Primary School ranks 10th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Jarrow.
- Bede Burn Primary School Primary
- Dunn Street Primary School Primary
- Fellgate Primary School Primary
- Hedworthfield Primary School Primary
- Jarrow Cross CofE 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 year groups does Simonside Primary School teach?
- Simonside Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Jarrow.
- Who is the headteacher of Simonside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Simonside Primary School is Mrs Donna Scott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Simonside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Simonside 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 Simonside Primary School?
- Simonside Primary School has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Simonside Primary School full?
- Simonside Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 219 on roll (52%), 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 Simonside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Simonside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Simonside Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Simonside Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Simonside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Simonside Primary School rank locally?
- Simonside Primary School ranked 36th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% 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 Simonside Primary School's absence rate?
- Simonside Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Simonside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Simonside 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.