St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE15 6JB · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
- KS277%
- Absence5.7%
- FSM52.7%
- Demand1.00
0.1 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 138212
Atkinson Road Primary Academy
Academy converter · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE4 8XT
Ages 2–11 · 395 pupils · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
55%
Overall absence
5.8%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-05-23
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)55%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 101.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 100.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.5%
Unauthorised1.5%
- Authorised absence
- 4.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 372
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
21
Places offered
21
1st-preference offers
21
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 57
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 21
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 1
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill75%
395 pupils · 524 places
- Pupils on roll
- 395
- Boys / girls
- 195 / 200
- School capacity
- 524
- Capacity fill
- 395 / 524 (75%)
- Free school meals
- 66.6%
- FSM pupils
- 263
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Laidlaw Schools Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Macaulay
Location
- Address
- Atkinson Road, Benwell
- Postcode
- NE4 8XT
- Town
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- County
- Tyne and Wear
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 16 on roll / 24 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, 395 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, special school. Free school meals: 66.6%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
West Newcastle Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedFree schools · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE4 8QP · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
- KS252%
- Absence8.8%
- FSM53.6%
- Demand1.00
0.2 miles away
Canning Street Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodFoundation school · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE4 8PA · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 2–11
- KS247%
- Absence8.3%
- FSM76.7%
- Demand0.95
0.4 miles away
St Johns Primary School
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextFoundation school · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE4 8HE · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
- KS254%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM66.8%
- Demand0.92
0.4 miles away
Bridgewater Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedFoundation school · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE15 6NL · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
- KS261%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM50.9%
- Demand1.00
0.4 miles away
Wingrove Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardFoundation school · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE4 9HN · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
- KS254%
- Absence6.0%
- FSM49.0%
- Demand1.25
0.8 miles away
Stocksfield Avenue Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE5 2DQ · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
- KS247%
- Absence7.0%
- FSM48.6%
- Demand0.90
0.9 miles away
Sacred Heart Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE4 9XZ · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
- KS267%
- Absence3.2%
- FSM23.3%
- Demand1.90
1.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Macaulay
- Telephone
- 01912730452