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EnglandNorth EastNewcastle upon TyneNE5 2SAEnglish Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham
Primary

English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham

Primary

Newcastle upon Tyne · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE5 2SA www.emcps.co.uk

Pupils
467
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
467
Pupils · 2024/25
48%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
467
Pupils · 2024/25
48%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/01/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
52%
-15pp
77%65%52%
'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
7%
-3pp
15%11%7%
'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
467
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
48%
FSM eligible
38%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Beaufront Gardens, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2SA
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2552%7%73%25%67%17%73%22%80%75%104.0103.0105.015%467
2023/2467%10%75%26%79%16%79%26%85%80%104.0105.0107.014%463
2022/2377%15%82%35%88%20%87%30%98%85%106.0106.0107.0+2.00+3.40+2.4012%464

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2546720.815%48%38%6%13%
2023/2446322.314%44%35%5%13%
2022/2346421.912%40%32%6%22%
2021/2246324.012%34%32%6%20%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.