St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/06/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.3%, which is 1.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Duckpool Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

School Information

Address: Duckpool Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 4HB
Website: www.whickhamstmarys.org.uk/
Telephone: 01914205828
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Joseph Wheatley
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108396

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 206
Number of Boys: 125
Number of Girls: 81

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.3% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -6.1 to -2.1
Maths
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.4 to 4.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cruddas Park Early Years Centre
Brunel Terrace , NE4 7NL 		3out of 4 3,027 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's Roman Catholic Primary School
Duckpool Lane , Whickham NE16 4HB 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Washingwell Community Primary School
Bucks Hill View , Broom Lane NE16 4RB 		3out of 4 749 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Swalwell Primary School
South View Terrace , Swalwell NE16 3HZ 		2out of 4 899 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Front Street Community Primary School
North View , Whickham NE16 4AY 		4out of 4 960 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dunston Hill Community Primary School
Market Lane , Dunston NE11 9NX 		3out of 4 1,205 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
Market Lane , Dunston NE11 9NX 		3out of 4 1,202 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Whickham School
Burnthouse Lane , Whickham NE16 5AR 		3out of 4 1,282 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Emmanuel College
Consett Road , Lobley Hill NE11 0AN 		4out of 4 2,048 yd City technology college No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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