St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
Academy converter · Primary
South Shields · NE34 8NS · South Tyneside
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenURN 108741
Epinay Business and Enterprise School
Foundation special school · South Shields · NE34 8BT
Age range
Ages 4–18
Pupils
258
Local authority
South Tyneside
Age range
Ages 4–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas 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 foundation special school, Ages 4–18, in South Shields, South Tyneside, 258 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 61.3%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment….
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Ages 3–11
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Overview
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Age range
- 4–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 108741
Location
- Address
- Nevinson Avenue
- Postcode
- NE34 8BT
- Town
- South Shields
- 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
- 258
- Boys / girls
- 171 / 87
- Free school meals
- 61.3%
- FSM pupils
- 133
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: The Bede Co-operative Learning Trust
- Academy trust
- The Bede Co-operative Learning Trust
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Rue
- Telephone
- 01914898949