King Edward Primary School
Preston Avenue, North Shields, North Shields, NE30 2BDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
King Edward Primary School is a primary school in North Shields for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 83 schools in North Tyneside. It ranks 37th of 49 primary schools in North Tyneside. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 10 June 2025, report published 7 September 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 10 June 2025
Pupils are full of enthusiasm about their experience at this happy and caring school. Pupils are well supported by staff. Pupils demonstrate excellent attitudes to their learning. There are high expectations for everyone to succeed. Pupils rise to these expectations and many achieve highly. Respect and tolerance for others are important values at the school. Pupils say that bullying rarely, if ever, happens. Staff and pupils share positive relationships. If pupils have a worry, they know that staff will help them to resolve it. Pastoral care for pupils is very effective. Staff know and care for children well. Children in the early years are nurtured from the moment they start school. Staff ensure that clear routines and high expectations are embedded. Children make an exceptionally strong start to their education. The school provides a vast array of enrichment opportunities. Educational trips and visits are a highlight of the year for many pupils. Residential visits develop pupils' resilience and independence. A range of 'mini clubs' at lunchtime and after school cater for a wide range of interests. These include gardening, art and a variety of sports. Children in the early years benefit from a varied and stimulating outdoor provision.
What the school should improve
- The school does not have a consistent approach to analysing the impact of the curriculum on all pupils, including the most disadvantaged. This limits how well some pupils achieve over time, especially in writing. The school should ensure that they have a commonly understood and strategic approach to identifying and supporting pupils to achieve consistently strong outcomes in all areas of the curriculum.
- Pupils' understanding of different faiths, cultures and important British values is not consistently well developed. This has an impact on pupils' preparation for life beyond school and in wider society. The school should ensure that the personal development programme emphasises this important knowledge and that it is well understood by all pupils.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
60 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
473 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near King Edward Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 57% met the expected standard |
| Spring Gardens Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 41% met the expected standard |
| Monkhouse Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 87% met the expected standard |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 84% met the expected standard |
| Whitehouse Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Inadequate | 29% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Kate Byrne
- Phone
- 01918141455
- Address
- Preston Avenue, North Shields, North Shields, NE30 2BD
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- URN
- 108573
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.