Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Jarrow, South Tyneside
Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School is a primary school in Jarrow, South Tyneside for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. South Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2023 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Borough Road, Jarrow, NE32 5UW
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 262 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “Jarrow Cross is a happy school.”
- “Pupils know that adults care for them and keep them safe.”
- “Staff know pupils and their families very well.”
To improve
- “A few pupils struggle to behave well.”
- “Pupils in key stage 1 do not secure basic spelling and handwriting skills securely enough.”
- “Occasionally, they move on to new learning before they have secured the essential steps that precede it.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 65% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 27 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 27 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
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- 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.
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Dunn Street Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Valley View Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bede Burn Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Simonside Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Hebburn Lakes Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published