St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted 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
- Gateshead
- Unique reference
- 149052
- Address
- Stella Lane, NE21 4NE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 241 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.6%
- Girls
- 44.4%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.2%
- Persistent absence
- 5.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.0%
White British 92.1%
Other White 2.9%
Mixed 2.5%
Indian 2.1%
Chinese 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 80%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 26
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 5 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 5 4 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 18 12 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 19 11 |
| Year 1 | 32 17 15 |
| Year 2 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 3 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 4 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 5 | 31 19 12 |
| Year 6 | 29 17 12 |