# St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick

St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick is a primary school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 197 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148503. [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 197
- Council: Northumberland
- URN: 148503

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 6 March 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 68% of pupils at St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Northumberland and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Swansfield Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swansfield-park-primary-school-e151711): 570 m. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023, before the school changed
- [Barndale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barndale-school-e122384): 1.2 km. Special. Good (overall), April 2024
- [Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-harry-hotspur-church-of-england-primary-school-e149850): 1.2 km. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- [The Duchess's Community High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-duchesss-community-high-school-e150196): 1.3 km. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2021, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 41.3 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148503)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148503)

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