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St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Hillhead Road, West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE5 1DN · stjohnvianneynewcastle.org · 0191 267 2233
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Newcastle upon Tyne 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Newcastle upon Tyne Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 426
- 90% of 473 places
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.2%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- 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: Newcastle upon Tyne Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 49 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 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 53 | 0.9 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108501)
Ofsted
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 16 Apr 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: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2008
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108501), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 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 108501)
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (128 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 128
- 29% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (26%) with SEND