St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell
Primary schoolSt Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell is a primary school in Gateshead, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 213 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, February 2025
Before that: Good (overall), February 2020, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 11 February 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 5 February 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, 80% of pupils at St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Gateshead and 62% in England.
23% 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 | 80% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 23% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 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- Dryden SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, January 2025160 m
- Kells Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- River Tyne Academy GatesheadPupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), June 2022590 m
- Glynwood Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)750 m
- Carr Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 m
- Gibside SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, June 2022990 m
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).