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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 28 September 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 13 December 2017Graded inspection: Good · as St Lawrence's RC Primary School, URN 108509
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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 entry41 applications · 27 places offered · 27 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.5; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
- 2025 2.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
- 2024 2.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
- 2023 1.9; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
- 2022 2.5; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
- 2021 2.2; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0
- 2020 2.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2019 1.5; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.5; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2017 1.4; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2015 1.8; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2014 1.7; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Newcastle upon Tyne median
Dashed bars: as St Lawrence's RC Primary School (URN 108509), 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 | 27 | 41 | 1.5 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 19 | 37 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 27 | 55 | 2.0 | 25 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 | 21 | 40 | 1.9 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 19 | 48 | 2.5 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 20 | 43 | 2.2 | 19 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2020 * | 21 | 41 | 2.0 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 26 | 40 | 1.5 | 23 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2018 * | 21 | 32 | 1.5 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 * | 29 | 41 | 1.4 | 27 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 * | 29 | 59 | 2.0 | 24 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2015 * | 28 | 50 | 1.8 | 27 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 50 | 1.7 | 25 | 0.83 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 84% · Writing 77% · Maths 84% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Newcastle upon Tyne median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 77% | 3% | 105 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 7% | 104 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 3% | 108 | 104 |
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
- St Lawrence's Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · Newcastle upon TyneGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · Newcastle upon Tyne20251.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · Newcastle upon TyneGraded · no overall grade20254.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Newcastle upon TyneRemains Good20232.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Newcastle upon TyneOutstanding20233.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Newcastle upon TyneGood20232.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · Newcastle upon TyneStandards maintained20251.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Newcastle upon TyneStandards maintained20251.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 148272 · 391/3792
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 221 on roll
- Free school meals
- 72.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 December 2020
- Replaced
- St Lawrence's RC Primary School (URN 108509)
- Address
- Headlam Street, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2JX
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources