St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Ofsted's report card from its 27 January 2026 inspection grades St Michael's Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Attendance for some groups of pupils was not as high as leaders would want in the past."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders and staff are expert in the design and implementation of a high-quality curriculum."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have a deep and detailed understanding of pupils who may face additional barriers to their learning."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have created a wide range of opportunities for every pupil to experience something new outside of the classroom."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils' achievement has become stronger over time."

Early years - Expected standard. "The early years curriculum highlights the important knowledge and skills children need to develop as they begin their education."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders embrace the school's context, its strengths and areas for further development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that staff in early years maximise opportunities to engage in high-quality interactions with children throughout the day. • Leaders should ensure that the high levels of achievement in recent national tests and statutory assessments are sustained over time and that gaps between different groups of pupils continue to narrow rapidly".

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at St Michael's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Newcastle upon Tyne and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 66% in reading and 69% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put St Michael's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 54 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Michael's Catholic Primary School are Hawthorn Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 86% reading, 83% maths); St Paul's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 72% reading, 83% maths); Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, 67% reading, 73% maths); and Riverside Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 86% reading, 78% maths).

St Michael's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

St Michael's Catholic Primary School is one of 39 schools run by Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

11 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Michael's Catholic Primary School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (91%).

61.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 38.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (30%), Asian (29%) and White British (26%).

In 2026, 22 pupils (9.9%) received SEN support and 9 (4.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

St Michael's Catholic Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Newcastle Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Westmorland Road-Brunel Terrace (w-bound), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Michael's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 660 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Newcastle upon Tyne (318), as is usual near a town centre.

St Michael's Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to St Michael's Catholic Primary School are North East Futures UTC (0.9 miles) and Kingsmeadow Community School (1.2 miles).