St Stephens Roman Catholic Primary School Aided 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 13/01/2012. 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 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Goathland Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8FA
Website: www.ststephensprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01916432910
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stephen Fallon
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108621

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/01/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 262
Number of Pupils: 226
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 118

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.4
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.7
Maths
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

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

School:26%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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 Stephens Roman Catholic Primary School Aided
Goathland Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8FA
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)
Goathland Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8FA
3out of 4 43 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Balliol Primary School
Chesters Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8QP
3out of 4 530 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Benton Dene Primary School
Hailsham Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8FD
4out of 4 648 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Benton Park Primary School
Corchester Walk , NE7 7SS
4out of 4 1,095 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longbenton High School
Hailsham Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8ER
2out of 4 648 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic School
Benton Park Road , NE7 7PE
4out of 4 1,502 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
George Stephenson High School
Southgate , Killingworth NE12 6SA
2out of 4 2,483 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Jesmond Park Academy
Jesmond Park West , NE7 7DP
1out of 4 2,507 yd Academy sponsor led - Mixed More About School
Benfield School
Benfield Road , NE6 4NU
3out of 4 3,038 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 2,899 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Gosforth Central Middle School
Great North Road , Gosforth NE3 1UN
3out of 4 2,983 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Percy Hedley Hedleys College
Station Road , Forest Hall NE12 8YY
- not rated 669 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Benton Dene School
Hailsham Avenue , NE12 8FD
3out of 4 800 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Hopespring Newcastle
Chesters Avenue (on corner of Aydon Gardens) , Longbenton NE12 8UZ
- not rated 1,415 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Percy Hedley School
West Lane , Killingworth NE12 7BH
4out of 4 2,080 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Beacon Hill School
Rising Sun Cottages , NE28 9JW
3out of 4 2,893 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.