Primary school

Biddick Hall Junior School

  • Community School
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • South Tyneside
  • NE34 9SP
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Oct 2024 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 615 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 5%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 19%19%2016/17: top 19%2017/18: top 2%2% · 2017/182018/19: top 2%2022/23: top 2%2023/24: top 2%2024/25: top 5%No exams

Against North EastArrows: North East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM87% · North East 67%10/10 Top 10%
Higher standard, RWM31% · North East 8%10/10 Top 10%
Reading score108 · North East 1058/10 Above−15.3 pts
Maths score109 · North East 10510/10 Top 10%
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 71% · 56 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 77% · 53 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 95% · 56 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 95% · 57 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 90% · 42 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 91% · 53 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 87% · 54 pupils · North East 67%95%71%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 56 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 11% · 53 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 30% · 56 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 32% · 57 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 21% · 42 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 34% · 53 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 31% · 54 pupils · North East 8%34%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 56 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 105 · 53 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 108 · 56 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 109 · 57 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 111 · 42 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 111 · 53 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 108 · 54 pupils · North East 105111102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 56 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 105 · 53 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 108 · 56 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 109 · 57 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 109 · 42 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 109 · 53 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 109 · 54 pupils · North East 105109105No exams

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No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2024

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationOutstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Outstanding
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good
  6. 2024Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026211
Free school meals (past 6 years)68.0%
First language not English3.1%
SEN support20.9%
EHC plan4.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.0%
Persistently absent pupils15.3%

Girls 58.7%Boys 41.3%

87.9% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.6
Pupils per adult8.9
  • Classroom teachers 10.7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 11.1
  • Other support 2.1

Teachers 12.7 FTE · Whole workforce 26 · 29 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,926
Spend per pupil£8,844
Staff spend per pupil£6,677
Reserve per pupil£129
  • +£27,169revenue reserve
  • +£17,470in-year balance

Grants £8,836 · self-generated £90 · premises £335 per pupil