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St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Balmain Road, North Kenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE3 3QR · stcuthbertsk.org · 0191 286 0129
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- 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
- 225
- 98% of 229 places
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34.5%
- First language not English
- 31.1%
- 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, 21 families put the school first and 22 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 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 90% |
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108506)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 18 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108506), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108506)
Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108506)
Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108506)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 10
- 4% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied