Primary school

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Catholic
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • NE15 8JL
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,055 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 41%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 42%42%2016/17: top 13%13% · 2016/172017/18: top 42%2018/19: top 20%2022/23: top 70%2023/24: top 64%2024/25: top 41%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM68% · North East 67%6/10 Middle
Higher standard, RWM6% · North East 8%4/10 Below
Reading score106 · North East 1056/10 Middle
Maths score104 · North East 1053/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 58% · 19 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 81% · 16 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 70% · 27 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 79% · 28 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 53% · 19 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 57% · 30 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 68% · 31 pupils · North East 67%81%53%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 11% · 19 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 0% · 16 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 11% · 27 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 25% · 28 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 5% · 19 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 6% · 31 pupils · North East 8%25%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 19 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 107 · 16 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 105 · 27 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 105 · 28 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 105 · 19 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 104 · 30 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 106 · 31 pupils · North East 105107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 19 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 108 · 16 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 105 · 27 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 110 · 28 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 106 · 19 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 102 · 30 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 104 · 31 pupils · North East 105110101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
10 of 10 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1010
2nd120
3rd191

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2020Ungraded visitas predecessor
  3. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026173
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.2%
First language not English17.6%
SEN support9.1%
EHC plan0.0%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils14.9%

Girls 50.8%Boys 49.2%

82.4% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.6
Pupils per adult11.9
  • Classroom teachers 6.5
  • Leadership 1.5
  • Teaching assistants 6.5
  • Other support 1.6

Teachers 8 FTE · Whole workforce 16.1 · 21 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,631
Spend per pupil£7,390
Staff spend per pupil£5,759
Reserve per pupil£1,305
  • +£244,000revenue reserve
  • +£45,000in-year balance

Grants £7,524 · self-generated £107 · premises £348 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST (39 academies) · trust reserve £14,061,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it