Toner Avenue Primary School, Hebburn
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
The school has made strong improvements in pupil behaviour and safety, with bullying now very rare and pupils reporting that staff care about them. Teaching quality has improved significantly with higher expectations and better matching of work to pupils' abilities. Pupils are developing better attitudes to learning and are more confident to tackle challenging tasks.
Key Strengths
- Most pupils now making better progress in reading, writing and mathematics
- Inadequate teaching has been eradicated with higher expectations and better challenge for pupils
- Pupils feel safe, behaviour has improved significantly, and bullying is now very rare
- Strong leadership partnership between headteacher and new deputy headteacher driving improvements
- Better use of assessment information to plan lessons matched to pupils' abilities
Areas for Improvement
- Progress in some year groups still lower than national expectations due to legacy of poor teaching
- More-able pupils not progressing as quickly as other groups
- Early Years phonics teaching in large groups does not meet individual children's needs
- Outdoor learning in Early Years not yet well developed
- Too much marking focuses on correction rather than on how to improve
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective - the school meets requirements for checking the suitability of adults working with children and pupils report feeling safe.
Toner Avenue School is in special measures and was inspected in June 2013 as part of its second monitoring inspection since November 2012. The school is making reasonable progress towards removal of special measures.
At a Glance
31.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 77% to 69%. Maths has declined from 82% to 74%. Writing has declined from 81% to 71%.
Class Sizes
21.5
Avg class size
20.7
Infant (KS1)
22.5
KS2
22
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
512 pupils
630 capacity
118 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Hebburn
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Hebburn
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)
Inspection History(116)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.39038%
Overall absence
16.49746%
Persistent absence
394
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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