St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton
Primary schoolSt Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton is a primary school in Gateshead, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 191 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 10 December 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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, 56% of pupils at St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Gateshead and 62% in England.
8% 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 | 56% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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- Fell Dyke Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2022. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)400 m
- Larkspur Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
- Cardinal Hume Catholic School, GatesheadSecondary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 54.3 (2025/26, provisional)870 m
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow GreenPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- Hill Top SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, February 20241.1 km
- The Cedars AcademySpecial. School remains Good, January 20231.2 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).