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St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Ben Grove

corporate_fareCHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC COLLEGIATE

location_onNewcastle, ST5 0EF

language Visit Website phone 1782973722

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

386

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Expected Standard

72%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Newcastle, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Newcastle, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC COLLEGIATE. The school has approximately 406 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #32 of 216 primaries in Staffordshire and #2,292 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 62%

Reading87% LA 75%

Writing82% LA 72%

Maths90% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading88% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading86% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths91% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.0

Read

LA -0.1

0.3 to 3.7

0.8

Write

LA -0.1

-0.8 to 2.4

2.9

Maths

LA -0.2

1.3 to 4.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading83% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA -0.5

0.1 to 3.3

0.1

Write

LA -0.5

-1.3 to 1.6

2.6

Maths

LA -0.8

1.2 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 64%

Reading88% LA 75%

Writing86% LA 78%

Maths90% LA 75%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA -0.4

0.1 to 3.3

-0.1

Write

LA -0.3

-1.6 to 1.4

2.2

Maths

LA -0.6

0.8 to 3.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-06-27

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-06-21

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 406 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	406	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	412	3	0.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	413	3	0.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	410	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	409	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	401	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	386	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	390	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	396	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	393	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	393	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	401	3	0.7%	0.4%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	396	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	403	4	1.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	407	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	407	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	406	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	412	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	412	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	411	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	413	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	414	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	409	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Visual Impairment 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils