St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham

School overview

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham is a primary school serving Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 189 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. 90% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 37.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 2% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 26% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham their first choice was offered one of its 29 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 3.8%. There are about 23.0 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham 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.