St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 27 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
148447
Address
Westbourne Avenue, NE6 4HQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
238 (87% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
13.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
37%
Persistent absence
14.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.5%
Other White 4.6%
Mixed 4.2%
African 3.4%
Other Asian 2.5%
Other Black 2.5%
Other 2.1%
Indian 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Pakistani 0.4%
Caribbean 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

ReadingAverage1
WritingAverage-1.9
MathsAbove average2.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 7%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
34
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
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 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
33
18
15
Reception, Full-time
25
9
16
Year 1
30
13
17
Year 2
30
11
19
Year 3
30
16
14
Year 4
30
20
10
Year 5
30
18
12
Year 6
30
14
16
Year 2023-2024

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