St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Catholic
Address The Green
Walbottle Village
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE15 8JL
Phone 01912675956
Reference Number 148270

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School is performing well overall, having achieved a 'Good' rating across all key areas of the inspection. The school is noted for its caring and supportive environment where pupils feel safe and are well cared for. Leadership is strong, with high expectations for both pupil behavior and learning. The curriculum is well-structured in core subjects like reading, mathematics, and science, and there are efforts to support the personal development of students through various initiatives and roles that promote community engagement, including fundraising activities. The school has not been previously inspected under section 5, marking this as a crucial assessment since its conversion to an academy in 2020.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 187
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.2%
Girls: 50.8%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 33.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 17.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 21.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 11 20
2 17 13 30
3 14 15 29
4 15 16 31
5 19 12 31
6 10 21 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 62%
Pakistani 14.4%
African 5.3%
Asian, Other 4.3%
White, Other 2.7%
Indian 2.7%
White & Asian 2.1%
Unclassified 1.6%
Irish 1.1%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 28 Jun 2022
Date Report
28 Jun 2022 School inspection:
09 Dec 2020 Academy conversion letter
28 Jan 2020 Monitoring visit
Previously as St Cuthbert's RC Primary School
28 Jan 2020 Monitoring visit
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
26 Sep 2007 Full inspection:
26 Sep 2007 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2003 Full inspection
30 Jun 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Caring and nurturing school environment
  • Strong leadership with high expectations for pupil behavior
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
  • Well-structured curriculum in reading, mathematics, science, and modern foreign languages
  • Pupils demonstrate pride in school roles and responsibilities
  • Strong emphasis on personal development and well-being

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistencies in phonics teaching across some classes
  • Curriculum sequencing not as strong in subjects like history, music, and design technology
  • Limited outdoor learning opportunities in early years provision

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 68%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.8
Writing 0.1
Maths -0.1

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 16 0
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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