Biddick Hall Infants' School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · South Shields, South Tyneside
Biddick Hall Infants' School is a primary school in South Shields, South Tyneside for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 November 2022. South Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2023 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Galsworthy Road, Biddick Hall County Infant School, South Shields, NE34 9JD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 219 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 November 2022
Strengths
- “The three school rules of ‘stay safe, show respect and achieve’ underpin everything that happens in this school.”
- “The ‘Biddick way’ is embedded in every classroom.”
- “Pupils talk about the importance of treating everyone equally.”
To improve
- “Some subjects are more developed than others.”
- “Some activities that pupils complete in mathematics do not match the learning objective of the lesson.”
- “Similarly, in subjects such as history and geography, activities do not always match the subject being taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 December 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 41 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 41 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2022 to 2023, as South Tyneside published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in South Tyneside.
- Biddick Hall Junior School 0.3 mi Not judged
- Monkton Infants' School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Monkton Academy 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- Lord Blyton Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Forest View Primary 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published