St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

Stella Lane, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4NE

Local ranking20th of 66 primary schools in Gateshead

Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School (URN 108392) since 1 May 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 15 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership & management: Outstanding
Early years: Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 90.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 23.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 93.0%
Writing (Expected): 93.0%
Maths (Expected): 97.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 93.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 110.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 108.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 111.0
Cohort Size: 30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 241
Boys: 135 (56%)
Girls: 106 (44%)
Capacity: 210 (115% full)
SEND: 6.2%
FSM Eligible: 6.6%
EAL: 2.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 0.8%
SEN Support: 5.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 24.4:1
Teachers (FTE): 9.8
Budget per Pupil: £5,357/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 2.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 3.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 93.4%
White Other: 2.1%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.1%
Asian Indian: 1.2%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
Asian Pakistani: 0.4%

93.4%

White British

2.1%

White Other

2.1%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01914143116

jcraig@smtb.bwcet.com

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Stella Lane

Blaydon-on-Tyne, North East

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Administrative

URN: 149052
UKPRN: 10090323
Establishment No.: 3328
Trust: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

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