St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Catherine's excels at creating a warm, inclusive community where every child feels valued and supported. Teachers build strong relationships with pupils and deliver engaging lessons, particularly in reading and mathematics, where children make rapid progress. The school actively involves parents and works closely with families to ensure high attendance and remove barriers to learning.
Key Strengths
- Strong, positive relationships between staff and pupils create a supportive learning environment
- Pupils do well in English and mathematics, with effective teaching of reading and phonics
- High attendance and strong engagement with families to remove barriers to school attendance
- Rich and well-developed curriculum with good pupil progress tracking
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects and parts of the early years curriculum, it is not always clear enough what pupils need to have learned, affecting knowledge acquisition
- Support for pupils developing their writing skills is not consistently applied across the curriculum, affecting the quality of written work
- Some pupils do not acquire knowledge they need in foundation subjects due to curriculum planning
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with staff creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Writing club producing St Catherine's Chronicle, school council, sports activities, trips, outdoor learning in early years
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School is a fully inclusive school where pupils experience a compassionate and friendly environment in which they feel safe and can learn effectively. The school has created a culture where pupils develop their character well and settle into the school community quickly.
At a Glance
28.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
26 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 79% to 67%. Maths has declined from 76% to 44%. Writing has declined from 79% to 59%.
Class Sizes
18.2
Avg class size
17.0
Infant (KS1)
23.3
KS2
9
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
77%
Available places
162 pupils
210 capacity
48 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Admissions Demand - Newcastle upon Tyne
Places available
3,412
Applications
2,894
Got 1st preference
92.6%
Got preferred school
98.4%
Primary admissions across Newcastle upon Tyne (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.88556%
Overall absence
13.19444%
Persistent absence
144
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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