Crookhill Community Primary School
Community school · Primary
Ryton · NE40 3ES · Gateshead
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 149052
St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
Academy converter · Blaydon-on-Tyne · NE21 4NE
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
234
Local authority
Gateshead
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
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 Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead, 234 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 7.9%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Academy converter · Primary
Blaydon-on-Tyne · NE21 4BG · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
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Blaydon West Primary School
Community school · Primary
Blaydon-on-Tyne · NE21 4PY · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.8 miles away
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Lemington Riverside Primary School
Foundation school · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE15 8RR · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
1.1 miles away
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Newburn Manor Primary School
Academy converter · Primary
Newcastle upon Tyne · NE15 8PD · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
1.1 miles away
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St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close
Academy converter · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE15 6XX · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
1.2 miles away
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West Lane Primary School
Community school · Primary
Blaydon-on-Tyne · NE21 6PH · Gateshead
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
1.3 miles away
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Waverley Primary School
Academy converter · Primary
Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE15 7QZ · Newcastle upon Tyne
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
1.4 miles away
Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 149052
Location
- Address
- Stella Lane
- Postcode
- NE21 4NE
- Town
- Blaydon-on-Tyne
- County
- Tyne and Wear
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- District
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- Boys / girls
- 127 / 107
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 234 / 210 (111%)
- Free school meals
- 7.9%
- FSM pupils
- 18
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Governance
- Academy trust: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr J Craig
- Telephone
- 01914143116
Official links
Ofsted information
Inspection data is separate from GIAS establishment records.
- 2024-10-15 — Not judged (Report)