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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Farringdon Road, Cullercoats, North Shields NE30 3EY · stmarysonline.co.uk · 0191 251 8080
On the mapSearch near NE30 3EY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2020
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Tyneside 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 185
- 88% of 210 places
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 15 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 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 17 | 18 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% the higher standard. Across North Tyneside it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108618)
Ofsted
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 March 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Mar 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108618), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108618)
Before September 2019
Apr 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108618)
Jun 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108618)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 81
- 41% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (25%) with SEND