St Charles' Catholic Primary School

Newcastle upon TyneAcademy converter

Regent Farm Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3HE

Headteacher: Mrs Louise NealingsSchool website ↗Pupils: 241 (capacity: 262)Part of BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
81% of first-choice applicants offered a place
83%
Reading, Writing & Maths
81%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
83.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
30.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 83%·Maths 90%All three 83%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding63%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected83%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected90%
Exceeding63%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
37
How many got their first choice?
30of 37 (81.1%)
How many applied in total?
110

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
23.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
7.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
121 girls, 120 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 91% (2022/23), currently 83%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1675.0%25.0%+3.8+2.3+3.8
2016/1779.0%31.0%+3.1+4.0+5.1
2017/1883.0%38.0%+6.9+3.0+4.5
2018/1987.0%23.0%+4.6+2.6+2.3
2022/2391.0%44.0%+4.3+3.7+4.8
2023/2483.0%37.0%---
2024/2583.0%30.0%---