Primary school

Richardson Dees Primary School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • North Tyneside
  • NE28 7RT
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,778 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 79%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 97%97%2016/17: top 69%2017/18: top 54%54% · 2017/182018/19: top 97%2022/23: top 71%2023/24: top 64%2024/25: top 79%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM52% · North East 67%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM3% · North East 8%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · North East 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · North East 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 21% · 29 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 55% · 29 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 66% · 29 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 34% · 29 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 53% · 30 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 57% · 30 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 52% · 29 pupils · North East 67%66%21%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 29 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 7% · 29 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 0% · 29 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 0% · 29 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 0% · 30 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 3% · 29 pupils · North East 8%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 29 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 102 · 29 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 106 · 29 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 102 · 29 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 103 · 30 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 103 · 30 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 105 · 29 pupils · North East 10510699No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 96 · 29 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 105 · 29 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 101 · 29 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 100 · 29 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 102 · 30 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 103 · 30 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 107 · 29 pupils · North East 10510796No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in78.4%
29 of 37 who put it first2014 · 93.1%2026 · 78.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3729
2nd160
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2022

  1. 2005Satisfactory
  2. 2008Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026206
Free school meals (past 6 years)54.2%
First language not English32.6%
SEN support26.4%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)7.2%
Persistently absent pupils21.2%

Girls 49.8%Boys 50.2%

87.3% full · 236 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.6
Pupils per adult9.8
  • Classroom teachers 9
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 8.8
  • Other support 4.4

Teachers 11 FTE · Whole workforce 24.2 · 29 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,269
Spend per pupil£9,158
Staff spend per pupil£6,797
Reserve per pupil£698
  • +£135,037revenue reserve
  • +£21,585in-year balance

Grants £8,929 · self-generated £340 · premises £571 per pupil