Westoe Crown Primary School
Sea Winnings Way, South Shields, NE33 3NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Jill Dickinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Shields
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 636
- URN
- 134187
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914272160
About this school
Westoe Crown Primary School is a community primary school in South Shields. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 636 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Westoe Crown 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 87 | 89 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 64% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 7% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 78% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 89% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 80% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Westoe Crown 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 | 60% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 59.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 658 |
| 2023/24 | 657 |
| 2024/25 | 639 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westoe Crown Primary School compares
Westoe Crown Primary School ranked 23rd of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% 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 | 64% | 4.9% | 26.6% | 636 | — |
| Marine Park Primary School | — | 5.7% | 61.4% | 193 | 0.4 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields | 77% | 4.9% | 16.9% | 231 | 0.5 miles |
| Laygate Community School | 65% | 5.5% | 66.7% | 227 | 0.7 miles |
| Hadrian Primary School | 56% | 6% | 30.4% | 261 | 0.9 miles |
| Sea View Primary School | 64% | 7% | 56.7% | 366 | 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)
- 26.58%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 11.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marine Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields0.5 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Laygate Community School0.7 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Hadrian Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Sea View Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · South Shields
Other schools in South Shields
Westoe Crown Primary School ranks 11th 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
- Lord Blyton Primary School Primary
- Marine Park Primary School Primary
- Monkton Academy Primary
- Monkton Infants' School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Westoe Crown Primary School teach?
- Westoe Crown Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in South Shields.
- Who is the head teacher of Westoe Crown Primary School?
- The head teacher of Westoe Crown Primary School is Mrs Jill Dickinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Westoe Crown Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westoe Crown 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 Westoe Crown Primary School?
- Westoe Crown Primary School has 636 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Westoe Crown Primary School full?
- Westoe Crown Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 636 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Westoe Crown Primary School a faith school?
- No. Westoe Crown Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westoe Crown Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Westoe Crown Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Westoe Crown Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westoe Crown Primary School compare with other schools in South Tyneside?
- Westoe Crown Primary School ranked 23rd of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% 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 Westoe Crown Primary School's absence rate?
- Westoe Crown Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westoe Crown Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westoe Crown 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 1 July 2026.