Ashley Academy
Temple Park Road, South Shields, NE34 0QA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WISE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mr Tony Irvine
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- WISE Academies
- Constituency
- South Shields
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 396
- URN
- 149321
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914564977
About this school
Ashley Academy is a primary academy in South Shields. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 396 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashley Academy, 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 54 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 57% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 72% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 70% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 69% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Ashley Academy 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 | 44% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 422 |
| 2023/24 | 407 |
| 2024/25 | 406 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashley Academy compares
Ashley Academy ranked 35th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 5.6% | 43.3% | 396 | — |
| Stanhope Primary School | 86% | 3.6% | 61.2% | 233 | 0.2 miles |
| Mortimer Primary School | 54% | 4.5% | 11.8% | 588 | 0.3 miles |
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields | 77% | 5.6% | 44.5% | 230 | 0.4 miles |
| Laygate Community School | 65% | 5.5% | 66.7% | 227 | 0.7 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) | 62% | 4.8% | 70.5% | 228 | 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)
- 43.32%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.64%
- Persistent absence
- 14.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanhope Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Mortimer Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields0.4 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Laygate Community School0.7 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields)0.8 miles
Primary · South Shields
Other schools in South Shields
Ashley Academy ranks 17th of the 18 ranked primary schools in South Shields.
- 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
- Mortimer Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ashley Academy teach?
- Ashley Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in South Shields.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashley Academy?
- The headteacher of Ashley Academy is Mr Tony Irvine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashley Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashley Academy, 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 Ashley Academy?
- Ashley Academy has 396 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ashley Academy full?
- Ashley Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 396 on roll (94%), 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 Ashley Academy a faith school?
- No. Ashley Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashley Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ashley Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Ashley Academy part of an academy trust?
- Ashley Academy is part of WISE ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ashley Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashley Academy compare with other schools in South Tyneside?
- Ashley Academy ranked 35th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashley Academy's absence rate?
- Ashley Academy's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashley Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashley Academy'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 10 July 2026.