Academy converter · North Tyneside

St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall

4–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148980URN

Great Lime Road, Forest Hall, Great Lime Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 7AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2013

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.8 above North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Tyneside

77 applications for 30 places · 4th of 50 in North Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2013

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

19 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
12 March 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School Aided, URN 108620

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.8 above North Tyneside median (1.8) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

77 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 2.3; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 2.2; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 1.9; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2022 1.9; North Tyneside median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 2.2; North Tyneside median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 2.0; North Tyneside median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 2.8; North Tyneside median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.9; North Tyneside median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 2.1; North Tyneside median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.1; North Tyneside median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.1; North Tyneside median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.9; North Tyneside median median 2.0; as the previous school

This school
North Tyneside median

Dashed bars: as St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School Aided (URN 108620), 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	77	2.6	38	1.27
Sep 2025	30	70	2.3	34	1.13
Sep 2024	21	47	2.2	21	1.00
Sep 2023	29	54	1.9	27	0.93
Sep 2022 *	30	56	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2021 *	30	66	2.2	34	1.13
Sep 2020 *	28	55	2.0	25	0.89
Sep 2019 *	18	51	2.8	17	0.94
Sep 2018 *	27	51	1.9	21	0.78
Sep 2017 *	29	61	2.1	30	1.03
Sep 2016 *	30	63	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2015 *	28	59	2.1	24	0.86
Sep 2014 *	28	52	1.9	21	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 83% · Maths 93% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%3rd of 45 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

North Tyneside 79% England 78%

Higher standard33%

North Tyneside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

North Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth17%

North Tyneside 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

North Tyneside 79% England 77%

Higher standard3%

North Tyneside 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	83%	0%	106	105
2023/24	73%	13%	107	104
2022/23	77%	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 Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest HallThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Westmoor Primary School
0.6 km · North Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Ivy Road Primary School
0.6 km · North Tyneside

Special measures Inadequate2024

1.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Forest Hall Primary School
0.6 km · North Tyneside

2026

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Benton Dene Primary School
1.1 km · North Tyneside

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Amberley Primary School
1.3 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Grasmere Academy
1.3 km · North Tyneside

Good2022

1.8applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Bailey Green Primary School
1.5 km · North Tyneside

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)
1.6 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 35%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: 148980 · 392/3315
Trust: Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 14.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2022
Replaced: St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School Aided (URN 108620)
Address: Great Lime Road, Forest Hall, Great Lime Road, Forest Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 7AB
Local authority: North Tyneside

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