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Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead

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personMrs Cheryl Maxwell

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

218

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead is a Academy converter primary school in Gateshead, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead is an academy converter in Gateshead, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 221 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #6 of 62 primaries in Gateshead and #724 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.3 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

79%

LA 64%

Reading83% LA 75%

Writing93% LA 72%

Maths93% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading83% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading79% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA 0.6

0.6 to 6.1

2.1

Write

LA -0.2

-0.6 to 4.7

4.1

Maths

LA 0.1

1.5 to 6.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 November 2023

Inspection Report

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08 February 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2023-11-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-04-03

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(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 221 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	221	2	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	230	4	1.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	235	2	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	230	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.6%

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 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils