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St Charles' Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Louise Nealings

corporate_fareBISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

location_onNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3HE

language Visit Website phone 1912852553

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2012

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Students

239

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Expected Standard

83%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Charles' Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 8% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Charles' Catholic Primary School is an academy converter 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 241 pupils on roll, of whom 7% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 30% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #32 of 63 primaries in Newcastle upon Tyne and #4,084 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2012. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 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

83%

LA 63%

Reading93% LA 75%

Writing83% LA 71%

Maths90% LA 74%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

113

GPS SS

116

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading87% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

114

GPS SS

116

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading97% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths97% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.3

Read

LA -0.1

2.1 to 6.5

3.7

Write

LA 0.4

1.6 to 5.8

4.8

Maths

LA -0.1

2.7 to 6.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2012-02-29

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-09-23

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 241 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%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	241	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	237	3	1.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	239	5	2.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	240	4	1.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	239	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	239	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	240	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	243	2	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	235	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils