St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 12 2024 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
148444
Address
Bell's Close, NE15 6XX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
88 (59% of total capacity)
Boys
47.7%
Girls
52.3%
First language not English
23.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
51.1%
Persistent absence
16.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
26.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 61.4%
African 13.6%
Pakistani 9.1%
Mixed 5.6%
Bangladeshi 3.4%
Other Asian 3.4%
Other White 1.1%
Other Black 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-2
WritingAverage1.9
MathsAverage0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
8
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
8
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
8
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes17.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher10.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
10
7
3
Reception, Full-time
6
2
4
Year 1
8
4
4
Year 2
7
2
5
Year 3
15
10
5
Year 4
11
3
8
Year 5
16
7
9
Year 6
15
7
8
Year 2024-2025

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