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St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
South Road, Alnwick NE66 2NU · stpaulsalnwick.co.uk · 01665 602547
On the mapSearch near NE66 2NU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Northumberland 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 197
- 94% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.3%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 24 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 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Northumberland it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122305)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 5 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122305), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122305)
Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122305)
Oct 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122305)
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 45
- 20% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (24%) with SEND