Harton Primary School
East Avenue, South Shields, NE34 6PF
636 pupils · 101% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Free school meals
- 37.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 25 October 2023, published 3 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 69 | 67 | 130 | 69 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 73 | 69 | 115 | 72 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 84 | 83 | 146 | 84 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 87 | 89 | 175 | 87 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 88 | 103 | 165 | 88 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 80 | 80 | 139 | 80 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 94 | 155 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 90 | 161 | 90 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ridgeway Primary Academy 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Sea View Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Mortimer Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ashley Academy 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields 2.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.