St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C58
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Blyth, NE24 2LE
- Distance
- 0.2km away
Gilbert Ward Academy
Princess Louise Road, Blyth, NE24 2TS
Ofsted: Needs attention
Independent
Phase
80
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 6 May 2026.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 1.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 10
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 55
- Boys
- 65 (78%)
- Girls
- 18 (22%)
- Capacity
- 80 (104% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 70.9%
- EAL
- 0.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 5.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £35,418/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
- 26.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 72.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools special
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 100.0%
100.0%
White British
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Princess Louise Road
Blyth, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 149842
- UKPRN
- 10093307
- Establishment No.
- 7000
- Trust
- PROSPER LEARNING TRUST
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