St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
Primary schoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham is a primary school in Gateshead, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 189 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, May 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 8 May 2025
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, 90% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Gateshead and 62% in England.
26% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Gateshead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 26% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 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- Washingwell Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Swalwell Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- Front Street Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Outstanding, October 2023. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- Kingsmeadow Community SchoolSecondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Dunston Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Whickham SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 50.2 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Gateshead
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).