St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in South Tyneside, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 278 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), July 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 July 2023
- 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, 74% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in South Tyneside and 62% in England.
17% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 104 | 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- Simonside Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)230 m
- Monkton AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
- Hedworthfield Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Monkton Infants' SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade1.2 km
- Lord Blyton Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Valley View Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Tyneside
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).