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St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Easington Avenue, Wrekenton, Gateshead NE9 7LH · stoswaldswrekenton.bwcet.com · 0191 487 8641
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gateshead 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Gateshead Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 191
- 91% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 45.5%
- First language not English
- 27.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Gateshead Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 21 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 17 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Gateshead it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108384)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton on 10 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108384), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108384)
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108384)
Apr 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108384)
What parents said
57% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 57%
- Replies
- 14
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 64% who had a child bullied