St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton

Primary Ages 3-11 225 pupils Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Ofsted: Good

St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton is an academy converter in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 225 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton is Good, from an inspection in September 2018 of its predecessor, St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School. In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: March 2025. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Balmain Road
North Kenton
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE3 3QR
Phone 01912860129
Reference Number 148978

General Makeup

Number of pupils 225
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48%
Girls: 52%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 34.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 31.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 14 27
2 12 17 29
3 19 11 30
4 12 18 30
5 16 14 30
6 11 17 28

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 57.8%
African 13.8%
Indian 5.8%
Asian, Other 4.9%
White, Other 4.4%
White & Black (African) 3.6%
White & Asian 2.2%
Chinese 1.8%
Irish 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Mixed, Other 0.4%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, inspected in September 2018.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 18 Feb 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
18 Feb 2025 School inspection
25 Sep 2018 Short inspection
Previously as St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School
04 Mar 2014 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
25 Mar 2009 Full inspection:
13 Jun 2006 Full inspection:
27 Nov 2000 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 66%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10%

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 104
Maths 105

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 2.4
Writing 2.4
Maths 2.1

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 7 0
Third Preference 5 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton had 201 pupils for 210 places. 9 places (4.3%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “North Central Primary” planning area

Newcastle upon Tyne counted 271 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 262 in 2029–30, down 3%.

2022202320242025
Places 210210210210
Pupils 212208205201
Unfilled 0.0%1.0%2.4%4.3%

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 Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

202320242025
Authorised absence 3.6%3.7%3.5%
Unauthorised absence 1.5%1.6%1.4%
Severely absent pupils 0.6%0.0%0.0%

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 Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.0
Permanent exclusions 000

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 Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2023202420252026
Pupils per adult 10.411.010.111.8
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%0.0%5.3%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 58.3%66.7%58.3%–
Sick days per teacher 4.44.39.0–

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, 16.4% of pupils at St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 10 1
Speech, language and communication needs 7 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 6 3
Moderate learning difficulty 5 2
Specific learning difficulty 6 0
Hearing impairment 1 0
Other difficulty or disability 1 0
Vision impairment 1 0

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 Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton received £7,462 and spent £7,317 for each of its 215 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £277,000 (£1,290 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

202320242025
Revenue reserve £140,000£234,000£277,000
per pupil £624£1,048£1,290
In-year balance -£25,000£84,000£31,000
per pupil -£114£375£146

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.

Name Distance
Mountfield Primary School
Kirkwood Drive, North Kenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 3AT
0.27 miles
Kenton Bar Primary School
Ryal Walk, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 3YF
0.28 miles
Wyndham Primary School
Wyndsail Place, Kenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 4QP
0.79 miles
Kingston Park Primary School
Cranleigh Avenue, Kingston Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 2EL
0.88 miles
North Fawdon Primary School
Brotherlee Road, Fawdon, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 2SL
0.89 miles
Regent Farm First School
Wansbeck Road South, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 3PE
0.95 miles
Hilton Primary Academy
Hilton Avenue, Blakelaw, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 3RN
1.07 miles
Cheviot Primary School
Yetholm Place, Newbiggin Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE5 4EB
1.08 miles
Thomas Walling Primary Academy
Lindfield Avenue, Blakelaw, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE5 3PL
1.08 miles
Farne Primary School
Marsden Lane, Newbiggin Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE5 4AP
1.17 miles
St Charles' Catholic Primary School
Regent Farm Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 3HE
1.29 miles
Grange First School
Norham Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 2NP
1.29 miles
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham
Beaufront Gardens, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE5 2SA
1.29 miles
Archibald First School
Archibald Street, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 1EB
1.3 miles
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Regent Avenue, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 1EE
1.32 miles
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope
Bardon Close, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE5 4BT
1.34 miles
Simonside Primary School
Bedeburn Road, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE5 4LG
1.5 miles
Sacred Heart Primary School
Convent Road, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 9XZ
1.57 miles
Beech Hill Primary School
Linhope Road, West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE5 2LW
1.58 miles
Gosforth Central Middle School
Great North Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 1UN
1.62 miles
Name Distance
Kenton School
Drayton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 3RU
0.11 miles
Westfield School
Oakfield Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 4HS
1.22 miles
The Newcastle School
30 West Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 4ES
1.33 miles
Gosforth Academy
Knightsbridge, Great North Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 2JH
1.43 miles
Callerton Academy
Bedeburn Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4JQ
1.53 miles
Thomas Bewick School
Linhope Road, West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE5 2LW
1.61 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Fenham Hall Drive, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 9YH
1.62 miles
Dame Allan's Schools
Fowberry Crescent, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YJ
1.64 miles
Studio West
West Denton Way, West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2SZ
1.81 miles
St Cuthbert's High School
Gretna Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE15 7PX
1.98 miles
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Condercum Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 8XJ
2.11 miles
Trinity Solutions Academy
Condercum Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 8XJ
2.13 miles
Great Park Academy
Primrose Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 9FR
2.16 miles
Northern Counties School
Tankerville Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE2 3BB
2.17 miles
Newcastle High School for Girls GDST
2.28 miles
Bahr Academy
Benwell Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6LX
2.49 miles
Hopespring Newcastle
Chesters Avenue (on corner of Aydon Gardens), Longbenton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8UZ
2.51 miles
Excelsior Academy
Denton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE15 6AF
2.51 miles
St Mary's Catholic School
Benton Park Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE7 7PE
2.53 miles
Royal Grammar School
Eskdale Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4DX
2.54 miles

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

What is St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton is Good, from an inspection in September 2018 of its predecessor, St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School.

When was St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton last inspected by Ofsted?

St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton have?

St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton has 225 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton cover?

St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton?

St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton is at Balmain Road, North Kenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 3QR.

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