Kings Priory School
Other · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–18 · North Shields, North Tyneside
Kings Priory School is an other school in North Shields, North Tyneside for ages 4–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 27 June 2024. North Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Huntington Place, Tynemouth, North Shields, NE30 4RF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 4–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 1,549 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 27 June 2024
Strengths
- “Kings Priory School has very high academic standards.”
- “The school is ambitious for all of its pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “The number of pupils in key stage 4 who study the English Baccalaureate suite of subjects is well above the national average.”
To improve
- “However, there is a small number of pupils who do not engage in lessons as fully or as positively as other pupils do.”
- “However, a small number of pupils in the secondary phase are not consistently respectful of some protected characteristics.”
- “This leads to some pupils being made to feel uncomfortable.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 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) | 82% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 74% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 57.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 112 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 90 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 80 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 39 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception and Year 7 2025, as North Tyneside published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- 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 other schools
Straight-line distance, in North Tyneside.
- Southlands School 0.9 mi Good
- Marden Bridge Middle School 1.7 mi Improved significantly
- Monkseaton Coastal School 2.0 mi Good
- Woodlawn School 2.2 mi School remains Good
- Valley Gardens Middle School 2.6 mi Not judged
- Silverdale School 3.0 mi Not judged
- Wellfield Middle School 3.0 mi School remains Good
- Moorbridge 3.5 mi Not judged