St Michael's Catholic Primary School

St Michael's Catholic Primary School is performing well overall, demonstrating strong standards in various domains of education. The school fosters an open culture of safeguarding, ensuring pupils feel safe and supported. Leaders effectively address the barriers to attendance, resulting in commendable improvements in attendance rates, especially among disadvantaged pupils. The exemplary behavior of pupils and the emphasis on inclusive practices contribute to a positive learning environment where every child is encouraged to succeed and excel academically, despite some challenges in early reading assessments. With a robust curriculum and dedicated staff, pupils demonstrate significant advancements in their learning.

Strengths

• Strong standards in attendance and behavior.
• High-quality, engaging curriculum tailored to pupils' needs.
• Expert teaching in early reading and phonics.
• Exceptional support for pupils with SEND.
• Wide range of enrichment opportunities promoting personal development.
• Effective inclusion practices accommodating diverse backgrounds.

Areas for Improvement

• Achievement in reading, particularly phonics screening, requires improvement.
• Inconsistencies in engagement quality within early years.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Michael's Catholic Primary School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St Michael's Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Michael's Catholic Primary School had 17.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.9% of pupils at St Michael's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Michael's Catholic Primary School received £7,382 and spent £8,120 for each of its 219 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £341,000 (£1,556 per pupil).

Across all 39 schools of Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust, income was £7,320 and spending £7,580 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Michael's Catholic Primary School is part of Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust, which runs 39 schools. The nearest others:

• Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Sacred Heart Catholic High School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Sacred Heart Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Cuthbert's High School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Catherine's Catholic Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

What is St Michael's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Michael's Catholic Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was St Michael's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Michael's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does St Michael's Catholic Primary School have?

St Michael's Catholic Primary School has 222 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Michael's Catholic Primary School cover?

St Michael's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Michael's Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Michael's Catholic Primary School?

St Michael's Catholic Primary School is at Clumber Street North, Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 7RE.