Bede Burn Primary School, Jarrow
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school creates a warm, safe environment where pupils thrive and feel confident to take risks in their learning. Teachers have high expectations, use excellent teaching methods, and provide rapid support to pupils who struggle. The school pays particular attention to disadvantaged pupils, ensuring they get the help they need to succeed.
Key Strengths
- Mathematics teaching has been transformed with practical, rich learning opportunities and pupils making good progress in all year groups
- High-quality teaching with strong expectations is the norm across all classes, with skilled teachers using questioning to deepen understanding
- Pupils love reading and have access to a broad, balanced, imaginative curriculum that inspires engagement and provides rich opportunities to practise writing skills
- Disadvantaged pupils are extremely well cared for and make greater than expected progress
- Safeguarding is effective with a strong culture of care, well-trained staff, and careful monitoring of behaviour and attendance
Areas for Improvement
- Improve writing achievement by providing further high-quality opportunities for pupils to practise writing for different purposes and audiences
- Develop and refine writing skills within the context of subjects other than English
- Ensure pupils have sufficient time to learn and master new skills before moving to the next challenge, as learning sometimes progresses too quickly
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with a strong culture of safeguarding and care, well-trained staff who know what to do if concerned about harm, and pupils taught weekly about keeping themselves safe including online safety.
Bede Burn Primary School continues to be good following the headteacher's appointment in September 2016, during which she quickly improved declining areas and ensured disadvantaged pupils make swift progress. Leaders have transformed mathematics teaching and built a strong senior leadership team committed to further improvement.
At a Glance
22.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 75% to 68%. Maths has declined from 71% to 64%. Writing has declined from 75% to 68%.
Class Sizes
29.0
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
6
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
198 pupils
210 capacity
12 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Jarrow
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Jarrow
Admissions Demand - South Tyneside
Places available
1,882
Applications
1,486
Got 1st preference
92.7%
Got preferred school
97.3%
Primary admissions across South Tyneside (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.82422%
Overall absence
12.35955%
Persistent absence
178
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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