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
229 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
41%
Free school meals (FSM)
63.8%
Persistent absence
17.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 37.1%
African 29.3%
Mixed 10%
Unclassified 7.4%
Other White 6.6%
Other 3.5%
Other Black 1.7%
Other Asian 1.3%
Caribbean 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average3.1
WritingAverage0
MathsAverage0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 67%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
27
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
25
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
25
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
25
12
13
Reception, Full-time
27
17
10
Year 1
30
12
18
Year 2
30
14
16
Year 3
29
11
18
Year 4
29
15
14
Year 5
30
17
13
Year 6
29
19
10
Year 2023-2024

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