Kings Priory School

Huntington Place, Tynemouth, NE30 4RF

Academy sponsor led for ages 4–18 in Tynemouth. Mixed intake.

Kings Priory School is a large non-selective all-through academy in North Shields, North Tyneside, teaching boys and girls aged 4 to 18. It has a sixth form. Ofsted rated the school Good in July 2015, now a dated rating.

The school says it was formed through a merger between an independent school and a community primary school. It describes neighbouring locations in Tynemouth, close to the Priory, River Tyne and beach, and says its ethos stresses kindness, tolerance, respect and educating the whole child.

Ages 4–18 · All-through

1,565 pupils · On roll

Academy sponsor led · Mixed

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Good

OfstedReport published Jul 2015

KS2 reading, writing and maths82%

(share of 11-year-olds reaching the level expected for their age in all three subjects at the end of primary school; 12% reached the higher standard — national average is 62%)

GCSE Attainment 857.1

(pupils averaged about grade 5+, the old grade B/C, in every subject — national average is 46.1)

GCSE grade 5+ in English and maths74.2%

(a grade 5 is a "strong pass", between the old C and B — this is the share of pupils managing it in both subjects; national average is 45.4%)

A-level average resultB−

(the government's average across A-level entries — results cluster around grade B; 18.6% of A-level students achieved AAB or higher, including at least two facilitating subjects)

DfE performance tables · 2024/25

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