Hawthorn Primary SchoolSt Michael's Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Summary of the comparison

Hawthorn Primary School and St Michael's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

  • Hawthorn Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Michael's Catholic Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hawthorn Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hawthorn Primary School was judged Good and St Michael's Catholic Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Hawthorn Primary School and 73.0% for St Michael's Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Hawthorn Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Michael's Catholic Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hawthorn Primary School versus St Michael's Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Newcastle-upon-TyneHawthorn Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-TyneSt Michael's Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking23rd of 72 in Newcastle upon Tyne Stronger figure33rd of 72 in Newcastle upon Tyne
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeFoundation school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll212 219
Capacity210 235
LocationNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 6SB Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 7RE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census212 219
Free school meals (ever 6)68.9% 65.2%
English as an additional language70.3% 33.8%
SEN support17.0% 15.1%
SEN with an EHC plan7.1% 4.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure6.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.7% Stronger figure14.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Hawthorn Primary School

St Michael's Catholic Primary School

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