St Johns Primary School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C61
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8HE
- Distance
- 0.3km away
West Newcastle Academy
Off Armstrong Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 8QP
Local ranking30th of 72 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026
Primary
Phase
196
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 12 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 57.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 7.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 75.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 71.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 61.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 64.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 107.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 102.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 104.0
- Cohort Size
- 28
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 200
- Boys
- 113 (56%)
- Girls
- 87 (44%)
- Capacity
- 196 (102% full)
- SEND
- 22.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 50.8%
- EAL
- 36.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.0%
- SEN Support
- 20.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,305/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 34.7%
- Black African: 12.8%
- Gypsy/Roma: 11.2%
- White Other: 8.7%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 8.7%
- Other: 6.6%
- Mixed Other: 6.1%
- Asian Other: 4.1%
34.7%
White British
12.8%
Black African
11.2%
Gypsy/Roma
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Off Armstrong Road
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 139729
- UKPRN
- 10042039
- Establishment No.
- 2019
- Trust
- WEST NEWCASTLE ACADEMY
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