There is no question that the core skills schoolchildren learn during their primary school years are important for their futures, especially those like literacy and numeracy. But in South Tyneside, parents of children as young as three will also be starting to think about school - with applications for next year’s primary school places open now. Here were the 15 South Tyneside schools which came out on top:1 . Forest View Primary Forest View is a maintained primary school in South Shields, with a roll size of about 245. In the 2023/24 school year, 88% of its pupils met the Government’s expected standards in reading, writing, and maths – compared to averages of 63% locally and 61% nationally.