St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
Nash Avenue, South Shields, NE34 8NS
226 pupils · 88% of 256 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Free school meals
- 40.1%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 29 January 2025, published 20 February 2025. 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 | 68% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“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 — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 23 | 23 | 37 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 27 | 24 | 35 | 27 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 27 | 27 | 42 | 27 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 29 | 44 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 26 | 26 | 40 | 26 |
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
- Forest View Primary 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Ridgeway Primary Academy 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Biddick Hall Junior School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Biddick Hall Infants' School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Cleadon Church of England Academy 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
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.