St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School
St Oswald's Road, Hebburn, NE31 1HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Smith
- Diocese
- Diocese of Durham
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 108711
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914832844
About this school
St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Hebburn. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 181 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 27 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 63% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 80% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 73% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 70% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 St Oswald's CofE Aided 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 | 81% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 59.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 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 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School compares
St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School ranked 20th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.7% | 35.3% | 181 | — |
| St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy | 68% | 4.5% | 17.8% | 239 | 0.5 miles |
| St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn | — | 3.8% | 7.3% | 228 | 0.5 miles |
| Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School | 65% | 5.3% | 39.3% | 262 | 0.7 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow | 82% | 5.9% | 37.7% | 170 | 0.7 miles |
| Dunn Street Primary School | — | 4.8% | 70% | 140 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.29%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.74%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Hebburn
-
St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn0.5 miles
Primary · Hebburn
-
Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Jarrow
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow0.7 miles
Primary · Jarrow
-
Dunn Street Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Jarrow
Other schools in Hebburn
St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School ranks 3rd 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
- Toner Avenue 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 year groups does St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School teach?
- St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Hebburn.
- Who is the headteacher of St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School is Mrs Helen Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Oswald's CofE Aided 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 St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School?
- St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School full?
- St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 181 on roll (86%), 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 St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Durham.
- Does St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School rank locally?
- St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School ranked 20th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Oswald's CofE Aided 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 30 June 2026.