Monkhouse Primary School

Monkhouse Primary School at a glance

Located in North Shields, North Tyneside, Monkhouse Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. The school educates roughly 222 pupils aged 5 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 20% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Monkhouse Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 25 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 19.8 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.