There are 982 primary schools in the North East, teaching 244,083 children. 372 are run by the council and 537 are academies or free schools. Among them are 68 special and 42 independent schools.
97% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 37 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
63.3% of pupils in North East met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.
31.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,085 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 13.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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