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St Michael's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Charlotte Chapman

corporate_fareBISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

location_onNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 7RE

language Visit Website phone 1912739383

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

229

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Michael's Catholic Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Michael's Catholic Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 219 pupils on roll, of whom 65% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #18 of 63 primaries in Newcastle upon Tyne and #2,085 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

73%

LA 63%

Reading80% LA 75%

Writing80% LA 71%

Maths90% LA 74%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading66% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading60% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.1

-3.8 to 0.7

0.7

Write

LA 0.4

-1.5 to 2.8

0.3

Maths

LA -0.1

-1.8 to 2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading79% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA 1.5

0.9 to 5.2

3.5

Write

LA 1.5

1.5 to 5.5

2.5

Maths

LA 1.6

0.6 to 4.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 68%

Reading76% LA 77%

Writing83% LA 78%

Maths69% LA 78%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 1.5

-0.7 to 3.7

2.3

Write

LA 1.3

0.2 to 4.4

0.1

Maths

LA 1.6

-1.9 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 September 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-09-21

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2016-10-13

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2013-07-02

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 219 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	228	1	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	227	2	0.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	221	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	217	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	220	2	0.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	217	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 27 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils