# St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle

St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle is a primary school in North Tyneside, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 230 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148981. [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 230
- Council: North Tyneside
- URN: 148981

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Improved significantly, December 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Improved significantly, 11 December 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, 83% of pupils at St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in North Tyneside and 62% in England.
20% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | North Tyneside | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 20% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 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.

- [St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomews-church-of-england-primary-school-aided-e108615): 40 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Benton House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benton-house-school-e151477): 400 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Balliol Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/balliol-primary-school-e108603): 480 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Benton Dene Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benton-dene-primary-school-e108604): 590 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Longbenton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longbenton-high-school-e108645): 590 m. Secondary. Good (overall), June 2022. Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Percy Hedley Hedleys College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/percy-hedley-hedleys-college-e141240): 610 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## 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/148981)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148981)

## How to cite

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