St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Oct 15 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
- Gateshead
- Unique reference
- 149052
- Address
- Stella Lane, NE21 4NE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 241 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.0%
- Girls
- 44.0%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 2.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.4%
White British 93.4%
Mixed 2.9%
Other White 2.1%
Indian 1.2%
Pakistani 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.9
WritingAverage1.3
MathsBelow average-2.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 90%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 110
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 21 17 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 28 19 9 |
| Year 1 | 30 20 10 |
| Year 2 | 32 17 15 |
| Year 3 | 31 13 18 |
| Year 4 | 31 14 17 |
| Year 5 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 6 | 30 18 12 |