Toner Avenue Primary School
Johnston Avenue, Hebburn, NE31 2LJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nichola Fullard
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 512
- URN
- 108704
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914202588
About this school
Toner Avenue Primary School is a community primary school in Hebburn. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 512 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Toner Avenue 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. 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 71 | 57 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 67% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 11% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 77% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 82% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 65% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| 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 Toner Avenue 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 | 54% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 59.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 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 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 440 |
| 2023/24 | 477 |
| 2024/25 | 492 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Toner Avenue Primary School compares
Toner Avenue Primary School ranked 27th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.4% | 35.7% | 512 | — |
| 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 | 0.6 miles |
| Bill Quay Primary School | 72% | 3.5% | 12% | 252 | 0.7 miles |
| West Walker Primary School | 50% | 9.6% | 75.4% | 193 | 0.9 miles |
| Bede Burn Primary School | 54% | 4.8% | 19.4% | 198 | 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)
- 35.71%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 16.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn0.5 miles
Primary · Hebburn
-
Hebburn Lakes Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hebburn
-
Bill Quay Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
West Walker Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Bede Burn Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Jarrow
Other schools in Hebburn
Toner Avenue Primary School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Hebburn.
- Hebburn Lakes Primary School Primary
- St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn Primary
- St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy Primary
- St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn Primary
- St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- The Sue Hedley Nursery School Nursery
- Hebburn Comprehensive School Secondary
- St Joseph's Catholic Academy Secondary
- Groundwork South and North Tyneside Other types
- Keelman's Way School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Toner Avenue Primary School teach?
- Toner Avenue Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hebburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Toner Avenue Primary School?
- The headteacher of Toner Avenue Primary School is Mrs Nichola Fullard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Toner Avenue Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Toner Avenue 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 Toner Avenue Primary School?
- Toner Avenue Primary School has 512 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Toner Avenue Primary School full?
- Toner Avenue Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 512 on roll (81%), 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 Toner Avenue Primary School a faith school?
- No. Toner Avenue Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Toner Avenue Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Toner Avenue Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Toner Avenue Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Toner Avenue Primary School compare with other schools in South Tyneside?
- Toner Avenue Primary School ranked 27th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Toner Avenue Primary School's absence rate?
- Toner Avenue Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Toner Avenue Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Toner Avenue 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.