St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth
Primary schoolSt Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth is a primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 209 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), December 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 December 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 73% of pupils at St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth 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 | 73% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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- Gosforth Park First SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade110 m
- Gosforth East Middle SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, July 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)140 m
- Gosforth AcademySecondary. Good (overall), June 2022. Attainment 8 of 55.0 (2025/26, provisional)590 m
- Gosforth Central Middle SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, June 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- NHS Choices CollegeSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file750 m
- Grange First SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met780 m
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).