St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth

St Oswald’s Catholic Primary School in Gosforth is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in most domains, with particularly strong marks in behaviour, attitudes, personal development, and early years provision, where it stands out as 'Outstanding'. The school fosters a caring and resilient community, with pupils engaging eagerly in their learning while celebrating each other's successes. The leadership has established a culture of high expectations that extends to pupils' attendance and personal development through a well-crafted curriculum and various extracurricular activities. However, while the school's strengths are notable, there are concerns regarding the support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), where the planning and implementation of support lack consistency. This affects some pupils' ability to fully access learning opportunities in all lessons. The leadership team is aware of these challenges and is encouraged to refine support plans to ensure they meet the precise needs of these students effectively.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour and positive relationships.
• Outstanding commitment to personal development and well-being.
• Strong curriculum with well-balanced content across subjects.
• High-quality early years provision laying a solid educational foundation.
• Effective teaching of phonics leading to strong reading skills.
• Proactive leadership working closely with parents and the community.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

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 Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.6% 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 Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth 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 Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth had 24.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 8.1% of pupils at St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.0% 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 Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth received £5,953 and spent £6,151 for each of its 211 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £57,000 (£270 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 Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth is part of Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust, which runs 39 schools. The nearest others:

• St Charles' Catholic Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Mary's Catholic School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Catherine's Catholic Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Sacred Heart Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Sacred Heart Catholic High School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

What is St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth last inspected by Ofsted?

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth have?

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth has 209 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth cover?

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth?

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth is at Hartford Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 5LE.