Community school · Primary
South Shields · NE34 9SP · South Tyneside
Ages 7–11
Status: Open
0.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 108682
Biddick Hall Infants' School
Community school · South Shields · NE34 9JD
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–7
Pupils
219
Local authority
South Tyneside
Age range
Ages 3–7
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–7, in South Shields, South Tyneside, 219 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 62%.
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Overview
- School type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 108682
Location
- Address
- Galsworthy Road, Biddick Hall County Infant School
- Postcode
- NE34 9JD
- Town
- South Shields
- County
- Tyne and Wear
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- District
- South Tyneside
- Constituency
- South Shields
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- Boys / girls
- 96 / 123
- School capacity
- 180
- Capacity fill
- 219 / 180 (122%)
- Free school meals
- 62%
- FSM pupils
- 111
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Storey
- Telephone
- 01919330830
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2022-12-21