St Oswald's RC 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 23/01/2009. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hartford Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

School Information

Address: Hartford Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5LE
Website: www.stoswalds.newcastle.sch.uk
Telephone: 01912852437
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Marley
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108497

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/01/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 210
Number of Boys: 109
Number of Girls: 101

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 0% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 1.1 to 5.6
Writing
Well Above Average: 4 Confidence interval 1.9 to 6
Maths
N/A: 1.9 Confidence interval 0 to 3.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:97%
England Average:65%

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

School:27%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Oswald's RC Primary School
Hartford Road , Gosforth NE3 5LE
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Gosforth Park First School
Broadway East , Gosforth NE3 5JQ
3out of 4 122 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Broadway East First School
Broadway East , Gosforth NE3 5JQ
3out of 4 122 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Grange First School
Norham Road , Gosforth NE3 2NP
3out of 4 847 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Charles' Catholic Primary School
Regent Farm Road , Gosforth NE3 3HE
- not rated 904 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Great Park Academy
Knightsbridge, Great North Road , Gosforth NE3 2JH
- not rated 640 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Gosforth Academy
Knightsbridge , Great North Road NE3 2JH
4out of 4 647 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic School
Benton Park Road , NE7 7PE
4out of 4 2,008 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Longbenton High School
Hailsham Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8ER
2out of 4 3,006 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Kenton School
Drayton Road , NE3 3RU
2out of 4 3,126 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gosforth East Middle School
Harewood Road , Gosforth NE3 5JT
3out of 4 149 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Gosforth Central Middle School
Great North Road , Gosforth NE3 1UN
3out of 4 790 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Regent Avenue , Gosforth NE3 1EE
4out of 4 1,133 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newcastle School for Boys
30 West Avenue , NE3 4ES
- not rated 1,586 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
Hopespring Newcastle
Chesters Avenue (on corner of Aydon Gardens) , Longbenton NE12 8UZ
- not rated 1,616 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Westfield School
Oakfield Road , Gosforth NE3 4HS
- not rated 2,270 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Benton Dene School
Hailsham Avenue , NE12 8FD
3out of 4 3,099 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Newcastle Bridges School
Drayton Road , NE3 3RU
4out of 4 3,121 yd Academy alternative provision converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.