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St Michael's Catholic Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 222Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 144971URN

Clumber Street North, Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 7RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.0per place
close to Newcastle upon Tyne median (2.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne

54 applications for 27 places · 36th of 66 in Newcastle upon Tyne
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
73%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 27 January 2026Published 24 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 27 January 2026
    Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
  2. 21 September 2021
    Graded inspection: 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
2.0applications per place, Reception
close to Newcastle upon Tyne median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

54 applications · 27 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
  2. 2025 2.2; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
  3. 2024 1.8; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
  4. 2023 2.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
  5. 2022 2.2; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
  6. 2021 2.1; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0
  7. 2020 2.4; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
  8. 2019 2.3; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0
  9. 2018 2.1; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
  10. 2017 2.1; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0; as the previous school
  11. 2016 2.1; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
  12. 2015 2.8; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
  13. 2014 2.3; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Newcastle upon Tyne median

Dashed bars: as St Michael's RC Primary School (URN 108511), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202627542.0250.93
Sep 202519422.2170.89
Sep 202425451.8251.00
Sep 202326512.0261.00
Sep 202221472.2180.86
Sep 202128592.1240.86
Sep 202021502.4190.90
Sep 201918422.3170.94
Sep 201821442.1170.81
Sep 2017 *29602.1210.72
Sep 2016 *30632.1270.90
Sep 2015 *30832.8341.13
Sep 2014 *30682.3260.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 80% · Maths 90% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%18th of 63 in Newcastle upon Tyne
Reading
Expected standard80%
Higher standard40%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard80%
Greater depth13%
Maths
Expected standard90%
Higher standard37%
Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Newcastle upon Tyne median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2573%13%107109
2023/2445%0%102103
2022/2353%10%103104

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

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

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 sponsor led
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
144971 · 391/2023
Trust
Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
235 pupils · 222 on roll
Free school meals
62.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 September 2017
Replaced
St Michael's RC Primary School (URN 108511)
Address
Clumber Street North, Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 7RE
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne

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