# St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton

St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton is a primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 225 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148978. [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 225
- Council: Newcastle upon Tyne
- URN: 148978

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Improved significantly, February 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Improved significantly, 19 February 2025
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, 66% of pupils at St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Newcastle upon Tyne and 62% in England.
10% 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 | 66% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [Kenton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kenton-school-e138120): 180 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Newcastle Bridges School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newcastle-bridges-school-e145361): 180 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Outstanding, May 2022
- [Mountfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mountfield-primary-school-e143269): 440 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2024. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kenton Bar Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kenton-bar-primary-school-e143267): 450 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wyndham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyndham-primary-school-e143273): 1.3 km. Primary. Some aspects not as strong, October 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kingston Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingston-park-primary-school-e143270): 1.4 km. Primary. Improved significantly, November 2024. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/148978)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148978)

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