St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton

Newcastle upon TyneAcademy converter

Balmain Road, North Kenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3QR

Headteacher: Mrs Anne BullerwellSchool website ↗Pupils: 223 (capacity: 229)Part of BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
97% of first-choice applicants offered a place
66%
Reading, Writing & Maths
97%
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.
66.0%
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%.
10.0%
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 72%·Writing 76%·Maths 76%All three 66%
Reading
Expected72%
Exceeding34%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected76%
Exceeding14%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected76%
Exceeding38%
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?
31
How many got their first choice?
30of 31 (96.8%)
How many applied in total?
64

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
34.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
34.0%
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).
28.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
116 girls, 107 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 80% (2018/19), currently 66%

* 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
2015/1663.0%9.0%+3.5+3.3+2.0
2016/1773.0%17.0%+3.4+1.8+2.4
2017/1871.0%23.0%+0.6+0.9+2.2
2018/1980.0%20.0%+2.4+3.1+2.1
2022/2370.0%13.0%+2.4+2.4+2.1
2023/2467.0%13.0%---
2024/2566.0%10.0%---