# English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham

English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham is a primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 472 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148445. [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 472
- Council: Newcastle upon Tyne
- URN: 148445

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, January 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 25 January 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 52% of pupils at English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Newcastle upon Tyne and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Newcastle upon Tyne | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Thomas Walling Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-walling-primary-academy-e140788): 500 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sacred Heart Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-primary-school-e145624): 740 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Stocksfield Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stocksfield-avenue-primary-school-e143266): 810 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sacred Heart Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-high-school-e137708): 830 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 51.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Hilton Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hilton-primary-academy-e138995): 930 m. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2025: no overall grade. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Cuthbert's High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-high-school-e137900): 1.1 km. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 46.9 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148445)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148445)

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