St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Unique reference
- 148272
- Address
- Headlam Street, Byker, NE6 2JX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 218 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 45.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 67%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.8%
African 32.6%
White British 32.1%
Mixed 10.5%
Other White 7.3%
Unclassified 6.9%
Other Black 3.7%
Other 2.3%
Other Asian 1.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Indian 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average3.1
WritingAverage0
MathsAverage0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 57%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 19
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 6 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 15 14 |
| Year 1 | 27 17 10 |
| Year 2 | 30 12 18 |
| Year 3 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 4 | 30 11 19 |
| Year 5 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 6 | 31 17 14 |