St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
No rating
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
148978
Address
Balmain Road, North Kenton, NE3 3QR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
223 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
48.0%
Girls
52.0%
First language not English
28.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.9%
Persistent absence
9.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 58.7%
African 13%
Mixed 8%
Indian 5.4%
Other Asian 4.5%
Other White 3.1%
Bangladeshi 2.2%
Chinese 2.2%
Irish 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.4
WritingAbove average2.4
MathsAverage2.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

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

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

School 13%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton

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
31
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
2
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
1
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 classes26.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
16
8
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
3
4
Reception, Full-time
26
14
12
Year 1
28
11
17
Year 2
30
19
11
Year 3
30
13
17
Year 4
30
15
15
Year 5
27
11
16
Year 6
29
13
16
Year 2024-2025

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