Lord Blyton Primary School
Blyton Avenue, Simonside, South Shields, NE34 9BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Joanne Atherton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- South Shields
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 235
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 108700
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914240550
About this school
Lord Blyton Primary School is a community primary school in South Shields. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 229 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lord Blyton 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 57% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 77% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 73% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 83% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Lord Blyton 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 | 61% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 251 |
| 2023/24 | 232 |
| 2024/25 | 227 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lord Blyton Primary School compares
Lord Blyton Primary School ranked 17th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.5% | 46.1% | 229 | — |
| Monkton Academy | 28% | 5.9% | 61.6% | 169 | 0.3 miles |
| Monkton Infants' School | — | 8.5% | 71.6% | 164 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) | 62% | 4.8% | 70.5% | 228 | 0.5 miles |
| Biddick Hall Junior School | 87% | 5% | 68% | 211 | 0.6 miles |
| Simonside Primary School | 37% | 6.5% | 51.8% | 219 | 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.
Inspection history
- 7 November 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report18 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.07%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.46%
- Persistent absence
- 15.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Monkton Academy0.3 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Monkton Infants' School0.4 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields)0.5 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Biddick Hall Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Simonside Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Jarrow
Other schools in South Shields
Lord Blyton Primary School ranks 8th 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
- Hadrian Primary School Primary
- Harton Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) Primary
- Laygate Community School Primary
- Marine Park Primary School Primary
- Monkton Academy Primary
- Monkton Infants' School Primary
- Mortimer Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lord Blyton Primary School teach?
- Lord Blyton Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in South Shields.
- Who is the headteacher of Lord Blyton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lord Blyton Primary School is Headteacher Joanne Atherton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lord Blyton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lord Blyton 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 Lord Blyton Primary School?
- Lord Blyton Primary School has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Lord Blyton Primary School full?
- Lord Blyton Primary School has capacity for 235 pupils and 229 on roll (97%), 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 Lord Blyton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lord Blyton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lord Blyton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lord Blyton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Lord Blyton Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Lord Blyton Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lord Blyton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lord Blyton Primary School compare with other schools in South Tyneside?
- Lord Blyton Primary School ranked 17th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lord Blyton Primary School's absence rate?
- Lord Blyton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lord Blyton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lord Blyton 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.