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EnglandNorth EastGatesheadNE10 0QYSt Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw
Primary

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw

Primary

Gateshead · Gateshead · NE10 0QY stalbanspelaw.bwcet.com

Pupils
206
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
41%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
41%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 31/01/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGateshead
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw · Primary · Gateshead

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
41%
-21pp
72%57%41%
'23'24'25
'25 · 41%
RWM higher standard
6%
+3pp
14%9%3%
'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
53%
Reading higher standard
16%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
50%
Maths higher standard
6%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
47%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
99.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
206
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Rothbury Avenue, Pelaw, Gateshead, NE10 0QY
Local authority
Gateshead
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
2024/2541%6%53%16%63%6%50%6%84%47%101.099.0100.014%206
2023/2462%3%79%28%72%10%72%14%90%72%104.0103.0103.09%206
2022/2372%14%93%38%76%17%90%24%100%90%108.0105.0106.0+3.50+1.30+1.4012%194

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
2024/2520623.414%21%18%4%5%
2023/2420626.59%16%18%4%6%
2022/2319422.812%12%16%4%6%
2021/2219619.715%9%18%6%12%

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