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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Colette Barrett

corporate_fareBISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

location_onNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 8JL

language Visit Website phone 1912675956

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

193

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 187 pupils on roll, of whom 34% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #33 of 63 primaries in Newcastle upon Tyne and #4,554 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.6:1. 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.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 63%

Reading84% LA 75%

Writing71% LA 71%

Maths77% LA 74%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading63% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA -0.1

-3.8 to 2.2

0.1

Write

LA 0.4

-2.7 to 3.0

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.9 to 2.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 June 2022

Inspection Report

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09 December 2020

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2022-06-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2007-09-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

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 187 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	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	187	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	187	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	198	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	197	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	196	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	195	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	193	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	192	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	193	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	192	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	192	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	193	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	191	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	184	0.0%	0.4%

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 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils