Academy converter · Northumberland

Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy

4–11Ages
189Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
141832URN

Northumbrian Road, Bishop Bewick Cet, Northumbrian Road, Cramlington, NE23 6DB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

close to Northumberland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland

36 applications for 26 places · 49th of 65 in Northumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Reception

close to Northumberland median (1.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

36 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.5
2025 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.6
2024 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Northumberland median median 1.5
2022 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Northumberland median median 1.6
2019 1.2; Northumberland median median 1.7
2018 1.2; Northumberland median median 1.6
2017 1.2; Northumberland median median 1.5
2016 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.6
2015 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Northumberland median in 1 of 11 years.

This school
Northumberland median

Dashed bars: as St Paul's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided First School (URN 122310), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	26	36	1.4	26	1.00
Sep 2025	24	35	1.5	23	0.96
Sep 2024	17	28	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2023	27	33	1.2	26	0.96
Sep 2022	23	29	1.3	24	1.04
Sep 2021	15	21	1.4	14	0.93
Sep 2020	25	31	1.2	25	1.00
Sep 2019	29	36	1.2	29	1.00
Sep 2018	29	36	1.2	31	1.07
Sep 2017	22	26	1.2	22	1.00
Sep 2016	22	33	1.5	23	1.05
Sep 2015 *	29	45	1.6	27	0.93
Sep 2014 *	25	41	1.6	24	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 76% · Maths 79% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%15th of 57 in Northumberland

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Northumberland 79% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Northumberland 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Northumberland 76% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Northumberland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Northumberland 76% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Northumberland 18% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Northumberland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	6%	105	104
2023/24	73%	5%	105	104
2022/23	79%	5%	108	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Hareside Primary School
0.5 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School
0.6 km · Northumberland

2026

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Cramlington Shanklea Primary School
1.4 km · Northumberland

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Beaconhill Community Primary School
1.6 km · Northumberland

2026

1.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Cramlington Village Primary School
1.9 km · Northumberland

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Burnside Primary School
2.1 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Fordley Primary School
2.3 km · North Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Eastlea Primary School
2.3 km · Northumberland

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141832 · 929/3770
Trust: Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 189 on roll
Free school meals: 30.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2015
Replaced: St Paul's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided First School (URN 122310)
Address: Northumbrian Road, Bishop Bewick Cet, Northumbrian Road, Cramlington, NE23 6DB
Local authority: Northumberland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources