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St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

209

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Expected Standard

80%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell is a Academy converter primary school in Gateshead, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 12% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell is an academy converter in Gateshead, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 208 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 23% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #25 of 62 primaries in Gateshead and #4,705 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, 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 22.9:1. 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

80%

LA 64%

Reading93% LA 75%

Writing90% LA 72%

Maths93% LA 75%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading79% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading94% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths88% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.7

Read

LA 0.6

1.4 to 5.9

-0.5

Write

LA -0.2

-2.7 to 1.6

1.3

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.8 to 3.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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08 February 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2020-02-11

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2011-11-15

None 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

0.0%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 208 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)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	213	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	210	3	1.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	209	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 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils