Collingwood Primary School, North Shields

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am proud and immensely privileged to be the Headteacher of our dynamic and vibrant school. Collingwood Primary is a very special place, where we work in partnership with the pupils and families within our community."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cricket, athletics, dance, drama, choir, cooking and eco club.

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Collingwood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in North Tyneside and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 87% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 41 families put Collingwood Primary School as their first choice and 62 named it as one of their preferences, for 47 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Collingwood Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields (0.2 miles, Good, 68% reading, 58% maths); Riverside Primary School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 73% reading, 64% maths); Spring Gardens Primary School (0.7 miles, 61% reading, 61% maths); and Whitehouse Primary School (0.7 miles, 36% reading, 46% maths).

Collingwood Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

59.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 8.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 94 pupils (27.5%) received SEN support and 6 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Meadow Well (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 840 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Central Avenue-Oswin Terrace (nw-bound), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Collingwood Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 522 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Tyneside (232), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Collingwood Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Collingwood Primary School are Norham High School (0.2 miles), St Thomas More Catholic High School (0.7 miles), John Spence Community High School (1.2 miles) and Churchill Academy (1.5 miles).