St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton
Ofsted: Improved significantlyAcademy converter · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE3 3QR · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
- KS267%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM34.5%
- Demand0.96
0.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 143267
Kenton Bar Primary School
Academy converter · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE3 3YF
Ages 3–11 · 273 pupils · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
42%
Overall absence
5.9%
Admissions demand
0.95 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-01-14
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- 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)42%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 100.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 101.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 102.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.8%
Unauthorised3.2%
- Authorised absence
- 2.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 308
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
0.95 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
20
Places offered
23
1st-preference offers
20
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 37
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 21
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
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 fill65%
273 pupils · 420 places
- Pupils on roll
- 273
- Boys / girls
- 147 / 126
- School capacity
- 420
- Capacity fill
- 273 / 420 (65%)
- Free school meals
- 57.5%
- FSM pupils
- 157
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 3–11
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: SMART MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- SMART MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Smart Multi Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Boardman
Location
- Address
- Ryal Walk
- Postcode
- NE3 3YF
- Town
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- County
- Tyne and Wear
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- 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
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 6 on roll / 6 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 3–11, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, 273 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, special school. Free school meals: 57.5%. SEN provision includes: 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.
Mountfield Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE3 3AT · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
- KS250%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM63.4%
- Demand1.00
0.5 miles away
Kingston Park Primary School
Ofsted: Improved significantlyAcademy converter · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE3 2EL · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
- KS279%
- Absence4.6%
- FSM29.8%
- Demand1.03
0.7 miles away
Cheviot Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE5 4EB · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
- KS267%
- Absence6.3%
- FSM74.2%
- Demand0.93
0.8 miles away
Hilton Primary Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE5 3RN · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 2–11
- KS274%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM50.5%
- Demand0.96
0.9 miles away
Farne Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE5 4AP · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
- KS270%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM47.3%
- Demand1.40
0.9 miles away
Thomas Walling Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE5 3PL · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 2–11
- KS272%
- Absence6.8%
- FSM64.4%
- Demand0.94
1.0 miles away
Wyndham Primary School
Ofsted: Some aspects not as strongAcademy converter · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE3 4QP · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
- KS245%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM47.3%
- Demand0.79
1.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Boardman
- Telephone
- 01912860536