Forest View Primary
Rembrandt Avenue, South Shields, NE34 8RZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Cook
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Shields
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 135842
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915191990
About this school
Forest View Primary is a community primary school in South Shields. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 213 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Forest View Primary, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 April 2024, 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 | 24 | 26 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 88% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 15% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 96% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 92% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 96% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Forest View Primary 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 | 71% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 59.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 245 |
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 243 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Forest View Primary compares
Forest View Primary ranked 18th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% 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 | 67% | 5.4% | 52% | 213 | — |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields | 68% | 5% | 38.3% | 226 | 0.5 miles |
| East Boldon Junior School | 81% | 5% | 10.2% | 235 | 0.7 miles |
| Biddick Hall Infants' School | — | 5% | 67.9% | 219 | 0.7 miles |
| Biddick Hall Junior School | 87% | 5% | 68% | 211 | 0.8 miles |
| East Boldon Infants' School | — | 3.4% | 11.1% | 163 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.04%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.41%
- Persistent absence
- 13.02%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields0.5 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
East Boldon Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Tyne & Wear
-
Biddick Hall Infants' School0.7 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Biddick Hall Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
East Boldon Infants' School0.8 miles
Primary · East Boldon
Other schools in South Shields
Forest View Primary ranks 9th of the 18 ranked primary schools in South Shields.
- Ashley Academy Primary
- Biddick Hall Infants' School Primary
- Biddick Hall Junior School 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
- Mortimer Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Forest View Primary teach?
- Forest View Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in South Shields.
- Who is the headteacher of Forest View Primary?
- The headteacher of Forest View Primary is Mrs Emma Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Forest View Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Forest View Primary, 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 Forest View Primary?
- Forest View Primary has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Forest View Primary full?
- Forest View Primary has capacity for 315 pupils and 213 on roll (68%), 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 Forest View Primary a faith school?
- No. Forest View Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Forest View Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Forest View Primary as having nursery classes.
- How have Forest View Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Forest View Primary compare with other schools in South Tyneside?
- Forest View Primary ranked 18th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% 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 Forest View Primary's absence rate?
- Forest View Primary's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Forest View Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Forest View Primary'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.