# St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell

St 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.

Primary school. Code E148908. [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 213
- Council: Gateshead
- URN: 148908

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards 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
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, 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

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

- [Dryden School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dryden-school-e131200): 160 m. Special. Standards maintained, January 2025
- [Kells Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kells-lane-primary-school-e131106): 570 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [River Tyne Academy Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-tyne-academy-gateshead-e144352): 590 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), June 2022
- [Glynwood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glynwood-community-primary-school-e108372): 750 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Carr Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carr-hill-community-primary-school-e108321): 910 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Gibside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gibside-school-e131213): 990 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, June 2022

## 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/148908)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148908)

## How to cite

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