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EnglandNorth EastNewcastle upon TyneNE5 1DNSt John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton
Primary

St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton

Primary

Newcastle upon Tyne · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE5 1DN www.stjohnvianneynewcastle.org

Pupils
442
cap. 473
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
442
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
442
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
77%
+6pp
77%74%70%
'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
13%
0pp
13%12%10%
'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
45%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
88%
SPAG higher standard
57%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
442
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Hillhead Road, West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1DN
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
2024/2577%13%88%43%80%15%90%45%83%88%108.0109.0111.013%442
2023/2471%13%89%31%91%22%87%27%87%87%107.0106.0108.012%445
2022/2370%10%75%42%78%15%88%23%88%85%107.0106.0107.0+0.60-0.50+0.3012%459

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
2024/2544226.013%7%21%5%12%
2023/2444522.212%9%21%4%10%
2022/2345922.712%7%24%5%13%

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