Academy converter · North Tyneside

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields

3–11Ages
224Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148448URN

Lovaine Place, North Shields, NE29 0BU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2014

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Tyneside

47 applications for 30 places · 36th of 50 in North Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2014

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

Inspection history

8 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
4 November 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as St Cuthberts Roman Catholic Primary School Aided, URN 108616

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to North Tyneside median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

47 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.7; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2022 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2021 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 1.8; North Tyneside median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.4; North Tyneside median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.3; North Tyneside median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.6; North Tyneside median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.8; North Tyneside median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.2; North Tyneside median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.0; North Tyneside median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Tyneside median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
North Tyneside median

Dashed bars: as St Cuthberts Roman Catholic Primary School Aided (URN 108616), 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	30	47	1.6	32	1.07
Sep 2025	23	35	1.5	23	1.00
Sep 2024	24	41	1.7	23	0.96
Sep 2023	29	45	1.6	27	0.93
Sep 2022	28	41	1.5	30	1.07
Sep 2021 *	25	32	1.3	25	1.00
Sep 2020 *	30	53	1.8	32	1.07
Sep 2019 *	30	43	1.4	30	1.00
Sep 2018 *	18	41	2.3	18	1.00
Sep 2017 *	30	47	1.6	31	1.03
Sep 2016 *	30	55	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2015 *	30	65	2.2	41	1.37
Sep 2014 *	26	53	2.0	24	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 84% · Maths 89% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%2nd of 45 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

North Tyneside 79% England 78%

Higher standard68%

North Tyneside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

North Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth16%

North Tyneside 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

North Tyneside 79% England 77%

Higher standard42%

North Tyneside 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Tyneside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	84%	16%	108	107
2023/24	69%	12%	109	104
2022/23	75%	0%	107	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 Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North ShieldsThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Spring Gardens Primary School
0.4 km · North Tyneside

Requires improvement2021

1.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Waterville Primary School
0.5 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School
0.6 km · North Tyneside

Good2022

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Riverside Primary School
0.9 km · North Tyneside

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
1.1 km · North Tyneside

Good2024

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
King Edward Primary School
1.1 km · North Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Collingwood Primary School
1.2 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Hadrian Primary School
1.3 km · South Tyneside

Good2022

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148448 · 392/3305
Trust: Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 242 pupils · 224 on roll
Free school meals: 37.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2021
Replaced: St Cuthberts Roman Catholic Primary School Aided (URN 108616)
Address: Lovaine Place, North Shields, NE29 0BU
Local authority: North Tyneside

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