Kings Priory School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school North Shields, North Tyneside·NE30 4RF
Composite score
67.3
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#2,200
National rank
#113
In North East
#6
In North Tyneside
Top 15%
Nationally

Primary performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
82%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
80%
112 first choices, 90 places
First choices per place
1.24
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
170
any preference, for 90 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.09
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0120221.2620231.0720241.1620251.242026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

North Tyneside does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Kings Priory School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
49%
80 first choices, 49 places
First choices per place
1.63
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
332
any preference, for 49 places
Applications from another council area
10%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.522.5
1 per place
1.5320221.1220231.8820241.6420251.632026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

North Tyneside does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Year 7 place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Kings Priory School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Secondary performance (KS4 GCSE)

Kings Priory School is an all-through school covering ages 4–18, so it has two sets of results. The headline score above reflects its primary (KS2) results, ranked against other primaries; its GCSE (KS4) results — ranked separately against other secondaries — are shown here.

#351
National rank
#4
In North East
#1
In North Tyneside
Top 11%
Nationally
Attainment 8 score
57.1
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
74%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
94%
% EBacc grade 5+
31%
EBacc average points score
5.32

School profile

Age range
4–18
Pupils on roll
1,565
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.7%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
3.1%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.5%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
1.9%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.2%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
10.8%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.8
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£6,803
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
96%
126 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
93%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby primary schools

Location

About Kings Priory School

Kings Priory School is an all-through school in North Shields, North Tyneside, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 1,565 pupils aged 4 to 18 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 57.1, well above the national average of 46. On our composite score, Kings Priory School ranks among the top 15% of primary schools in England for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks among the top 11% of secondary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 74% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. Competition for places is real here - 80% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (112 first choices for 90 places). Overall pupil absence was 5.2%. There are about 17.8 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Kings Priory School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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