Lord Blyton Primary School
Community school in South Shields, South Tyneside.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 229 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 235 |
| Free school meals | 43.10% |
| Local authority | South Tyneside |
| Address | Blyton Avenue, Simonside, Lord Blyton School, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 9BN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.lordblytonprimaryschool.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01914240550 |
| URN | 108700 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 2 June 2026, published 6 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 7 November 2023, published 29 January 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 18 May 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Monkton Academy (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Monkton Infants' School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Biddick Hall Junior School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Simonside Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Biddick Hall Infants' School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.