St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close
Primary schoolSt George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close is a primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 83 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 12 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 67% of pupils at St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Newcastle upon Tyne and 62% in England.
13% 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 | 67% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 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
In a straight line- Lemington Riverside Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)410 m
- Waverley Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)450 m
- Broadwood Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 m
- Excelsior AcademyAll-through. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, NewcastlePrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Blaydon West Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Newcastle upon Tyne
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).