St Cuthbert's High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C60
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX
- Distance
- 1.1km away
Excelsior Academy
Denton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6AF
Local ranking14th of 17 secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
All-through
Phase
1710
Capacity
3-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 8 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 34.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 27.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 45.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 222
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 77.0%
- Continued in education
- 75.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 54.0%
- Higher education
- 26.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 39.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D-
Avg A-Level Grade
15.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
12.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
30
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 23.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 128
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1439
- Boys
- 659 (49%)
- Girls
- 680 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1710 (78% full)
- SEND
- 26.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 72.7%
- EAL
- 51.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.5%
- SEN Support
- 23.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 100.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,978/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 40.2%
- Gypsy/Roma: 14.4%
- White Other: 7.0%
- Black African: 7.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 6.5%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 5.8%
- Mixed Other: 5.1%
- Other: 4.8%
40.2%
White British
14.4%
Gypsy/Roma
7.0%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Denton Road
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 135423
- UKPRN
- 10023975
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
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