Academy converter · Gateshead

St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

3–11Ages
234Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
149052URN

Stella Lane, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4NE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.2 above Gateshead median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gateshead

60 applications for 25 places · 19th of 59 in Gateshead

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Gateshead median (2.2) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

60 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Gateshead median median 2.2
2025 2.5; Gateshead median median 2.1
2024 2.3; Gateshead median median 2.0
2023 1.8; Gateshead median median 1.9
2022 2.3; Gateshead median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 2.2; Gateshead median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 2.2; Gateshead median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 2.8; Gateshead median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.9; Gateshead median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Gateshead median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.9; Gateshead median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Gateshead median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Gateshead median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Gateshead median

Dashed bars: as St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School (URN 108392), 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	25	60	2.4	24	0.96
Sep 2025	30	74	2.5	38	1.27
Sep 2024	26	59	2.3	26	1.00
Sep 2023	30	54	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2022 *	29	68	2.3	35	1.21
Sep 2021 *	30	65	2.2	34	1.13
Sep 2020 *	30	65	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2019 *	30	85	2.8	39	1.30
Sep 2018 *	30	87	2.9	45	1.50
Sep 2017 *	30	75	2.5	30	1.00
Sep 2016 *	30	87	2.9	45	1.50
Sep 2015 *	30	81	2.7	34	1.13
Sep 2014 *	30	80	2.7	38	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 93% · Maths 97% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%2nd of 62 in Gateshead

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Gateshead 80% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Gateshead 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Gateshead 76% England 75%

Greater depth37%

Gateshead 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Gateshead 79% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Gateshead 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gateshead median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	90%	23%	110	108
2023/24	90%	14%	110	108
2022/23	80%	10%	106	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 Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, BlaydonThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Crookhill Community Primary School
0.8 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
1.3 km · Gateshead

Good2023

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Blaydon West Primary School
1.4 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Lemington Riverside Primary School
1.7 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

2026

1.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Newburn Manor Primary School
1.8 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Good2022

1.9applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close
1.9 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Good2024

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
West Lane Primary School
2.1 km · Gateshead

2026

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Waverley Primary School
2.2 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

2026

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149052 · 390/3328
Trust: Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 234 on roll
Free school meals: 7.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2022
Replaced: St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School (URN 108392)
Address: Stella Lane, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4NE
Local authority: Gateshead

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