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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 19 February 2025Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 4 March 2014Graded inspection: Good · as St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, URN 108506
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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 entry39 applications · 22 places offered · 21 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.8; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
- 2025 2.1; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
- 2024 1.8; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
- 2023 1.6; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
- 2022 2.0; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2021 2.2; 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 2.2; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 2.9; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2017 2.8; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 3.7; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2015 2.7; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2014 2.8; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Newcastle upon Tyne median
Dashed bars: as St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School (URN 108506), 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 | 22 | 39 | 1.8 | 21 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 64 | 2.1 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2024 | 25 | 45 | 1.8 | 24 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 28 | 44 | 1.6 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 30 | 61 | 2.0 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 67 | 2.2 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 65 | 2.2 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 67 | 2.2 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 88 | 2.9 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 84 | 2.8 | 43 | 1.43 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 110 | 3.7 | 55 | 1.83 |
| Sep 2015 * | 31 | 83 | 2.7 | 39 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 83 | 2.8 | 46 | 1.53 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 72% · Writing 76% · 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% | 10% | 104 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 13% | 108 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 13% | 107 | 106 |
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 Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, KentonThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20251.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · Newcastle upon TyneRemains Good20241.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · Newcastle upon TyneGraded · no overall grade20251.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · Newcastle upon TyneSome aspects not as strong20241.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · Newcastle upon TyneImproved significantly20241.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · Newcastle upon TyneGraded · no overall grade20241.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Newcastle upon TyneRemains Good20222.6applications per place
- 1.7 km · Newcastle upon TyneGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · Newcastle upon TyneStandards maintained20251.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 148978 · 391/3765
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 229 pupils · 225 on roll
- Free school meals
- 34.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2022
- Replaced
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School (URN 108506)
- Address
- Balmain Road, North Kenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3QR
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources