St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton

Academy converter·Primary school Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne·NE3 3QR
Composite score
54.6
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#5,628
National rank
#311
In North East
#30
In Newcastle upon Tyne
Top 38%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
66%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
21 first choices, 22 places
First choices per place
0.95
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
39
any preference, for 22 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.08
00.511.5
1 per place
n/a20221.0020230.9620241.0320250.952026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
223
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
37.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
28.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,009
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

School overview

St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton 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 223 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 38% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 21 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 19.0 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 37% 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. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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