St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Blaydon-on-Tyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 04/10/2007. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Stella Lane, Blaydon-on-Tyne

School Information

Address: Stella Lane, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4NE
Website: www.stmaryandthomasaquinas.co.uk
Telephone: 01914143116
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Miss E White
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108392

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/10/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 250
Number of Boys: 132
Number of Girls: 118

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2 Confidence interval -0.2 to 4.2
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.8
Maths
Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.6 to 4.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:90%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newburn Manor Nursery School
Townfield Gardens , Newburn NE15 8PY 		4out of 4 2,042 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Stella Lane , NE21 4NE 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Crookhill Community Primary School
Hexham Old Road , NE40 3ES 		3out of 4 919 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
Croftdale Road , NE21 4BG 		3out of 4 1,377 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Blaydon West Primary School
Blaydon Bank , NE21 4PY 		3out of 4 1,482 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lemington Riverside Primary School
Rokeby Street , Lemington NE15 8RR 		3out of 4 1,853 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas More Catholic School
Croftdale Road , NE21 4BQ 		4out of 4 1,290 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thorp Academy
Main Road , NE40 3AH 		3out of 4 2,899 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Excelsior Academy
Denton Road , NE15 6AF 		2out of 4 3,086 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Talbot House Trust
Hexham Road , Walbottle NE15 8HW 		2out of 4 3,236 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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