St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close

School overview

St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close is a primary school serving Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 88 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 9 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.8%. There are about 17.6 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 54% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.