Primary school

Toner Avenue Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • South Tyneside
  • NE31 2LJ
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,344 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 69%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 42%42%2016/17: top 90%2017/18: top 76%2018/19: top 73%2022/23: top 68%2023/24: top 38%38% · 2023/242024/25: top 69%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM57% · North East 67%3/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM0% · North East 8%1/10 Well below North East
Reading score103 · North East 1052/10 Well below North East−12.4 pts
Maths score106 · North East 1056/10 Middle+45.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 58% · 31 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 41% · 29 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 56% · 32 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 58% · 43 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 54% · 71 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 67% · 57 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 57% · 58 pupils · North East 67%67%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 31 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 3% · 29 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 0% · 32 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 0% · 43 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 4% · 71 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 11% · 57 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 0% · 58 pupils · North East 8%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 31 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 99 · 29 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 101 · 32 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 103 · 43 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 102 · 71 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 105 · 57 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 103 · 58 pupils · North East 10510599No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 31 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 100 · 29 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 103 · 32 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 103 · 43 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 101 · 71 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 104 · 57 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 106 · 58 pupils · North East 105106100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
66 of 66 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6666
2nd212
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2013–2022

  1. 2013Requires improvement
  2. 2016Requires improvement
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2018Requires improvement
  5. 2019Ungraded visit
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2021Ungraded visit
  8. 2022Good

4 strong areas

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

1 weak areas

  • Personal development

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026512
Free school meals (past 6 years)35.7%
First language not English4.5%
SEN support15.0%
EHC plan1.2%
Absence (sessions missed)5.4%
Persistently absent pupils16.5%

Girls 45.9%Boys 54.1%

81.3% full · 630 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.7
Pupils per adult12.7
  • Classroom teachers 19.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 17.2
  • Other support 8.3

Teachers 21.3 FTE · Whole workforce 46.9 · 60 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,431
Spend per pupil£6,500
Staff spend per pupil£5,091
Reserve per pupil−£740
  • −£373,340revenue reserve
  • −£34,572in-year balance

Grants £6,342 · self-generated £169 · premises £261 per pupil