St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham

Duckpool Lane, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 4HB

Local ranking13th of 66 primary schools in Gateshead

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 108396) since 1 May 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 90.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 26.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 100.0%
Writing (Expected): 90.0%
Maths (Expected): 90.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 97.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 111.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 109.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 112.0
Cohort Size: 31

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 189
Boys: 101 (53%)
Girls: 88 (47%)
Capacity: 210 (90% full)
SEND: 8.5%
FSM Eligible: 6.3%
EAL: 2.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.6%
SEN Support: 6.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 23.0:1
Teachers (FTE): 8.2
Budget per Pupil: £5,741/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 2.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 1.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

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

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 95.2%
White Other: 1.1%
Mixed Other: 1.1%
Black African: 1.1%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
Asian Indian: 0.5%
Asian Pakistani: 0.5%

95.2%

White British

1.1%

White Other

1.1%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01914205828

info@stmw.bwcet.com

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Duckpool Lane

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East

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Administrative

URN: 149053
UKPRN: 10090322
Establishment No.: 3333
Trust: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

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