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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 108596

Richardson Dees Primary School

Foundation school · Wallsend · NE28 7RT

Ages 3–11 · 206 pupils · North Tyneside

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

8.0%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-06-28

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)57%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.4%
Unauthorised3.4%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
179

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

29

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
52
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill87%

206 pupils · 236 places

Pupils on roll
206
Boys / girls
102 / 104
School capacity
236
Capacity fill
206 / 236 (87%)
Free school meals
51.4%
FSM pupils
93
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Academy trust
The North Tyneside Learning Trust
Headteacher
Mr Wayne Myers

Location

Address
High Street East
Postcode
NE28 7RT
Town
Wallsend
County
Tyne and Wear
Local authority
North Tyneside
District
North Tyneside
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed foundation school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Wallsend, North Tyneside, 206 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 51.4%.

Open schools in Wallsend
18
Primary schools in Wallsend
13
Academies among open schools in Wallsend
61% (11)
Open schools in NE28
19
Primary in NE28
13
Open schools in North Tyneside LA
87
Primary in North Tyneside LA
56

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Wayne Myers
Telephone
01912638139

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