St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
Gateshead
Unique reference
148908
Address
Dryden Road, Low Fell, St Peters Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, NE9 5TU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
213 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
48.8%
Girls
51.2%
First language not English
15%
Free school meals (FSM)
5.6%
Persistent absence
6.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.5%
Mixed 6.4%
Other White 4.7%
Indian 4.7%
African 3.3%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other 1.9%
Irish 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.7
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAverage1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 84%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 110
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
28
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
25
2nd preference
36
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
25
2nd preference
3
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 classes30.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
10
20
Year 1
29
14
15
Year 2
30
15
15
Year 3
32
12
20
Year 4
30
19
11
Year 5
29
12
17
Year 6
33
22
11
Year 2023-2024

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