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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 4 July 2019Graded inspection: Good · as St Mark's RC Primary School, URN 108498
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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 entry57 applications · 27 places offered · 25 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.1; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
- 2025 1.9; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
- 2024 2.2; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
- 2023 2.9; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
- 2022 2.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
- 2021 2.1; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2020 2.2; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2019 2.3; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.9; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2017 2.1; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 2.8; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2015 2.1; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2014 2.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Newcastle upon Tyne median
Dashed bars: as St Mark's RC Primary School (URN 108498), the previous school.
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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 | 57 | 2.1 | 25 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 58 | 1.9 | 35 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2024 | 26 | 58 | 2.2 | 25 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 17 | 50 | 2.9 | 16 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 | 23 | 45 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 63 | 2.1 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2020 * | 29 | 65 | 2.2 | 25 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2019 * | 25 | 57 | 2.3 | 19 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2018 * | 25 | 48 | 1.9 | 24 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 62 | 2.1 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 83 | 2.8 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2015 * | 28 | 60 | 2.1 | 20 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2014 * | 27 | 55 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.74 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 83% · Writing 79% · Maths 76% → all three 66% 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 | 66% | 7% | 108 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 10% | 106 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 11% | 109 | 105 |
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 Mark's Catholic Primary School, WesterhopeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · Newcastle upon Tyne20261.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · Newcastle upon TyneRemains Good20242.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · Newcastle upon TyneRemains Good20201.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · Newcastle upon TyneNot yet inspected2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · Newcastle upon TyneGood20231.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · Newcastle upon TyneGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · Newcastle upon TyneGood20242.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · Newcastle upon TyneRemains Good20232.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 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 converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 148443 · 391/3474
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 216 pupils · 223 on roll
- Free school meals
- 41.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2021
- Replaced
- St Mark's RC Primary School (URN 108498)
- Address
- Bardon Close, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4BT
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources