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EnglandNorth EastGatesheadNE21 4NESt Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
Primary

St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

Primary

Gateshead · Blaydon-on-Tyne · NE21 4NE stmaryandthomasaquinasblaydon.bwcet.com

Pupils
241
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
90%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
241
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
90%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
241
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 15/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGateshead
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon · Primary · Gateshead

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
90%
0pp
90%85%80%
'23'24'25
'25 · 90%
RWM higher standard
23%
+9pp
23%17%10%
'23'24'25
'25 · 23%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
57%
Writing expected standard
93%
Writing higher standard
37%
Maths expected standard
97%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
93%
SPAG higher standard
67%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
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
241
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
6%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
3%

Contact

Address
Stella Lane, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4NE
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
2024/2590%23%93%57%93%37%97%33%93%93%110.0108.0111.06%241
2023/2490%14%100%48%90%38%100%38%97%100%110.0108.0110.06%241
2022/2380%10%80%33%90%27%90%10%87%90%106.0104.0109.0-1.90+1.30-2.405%239

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
2024/2524124.46%2%7%3%3%
2023/2424122.26%4%7%4%5%
2022/2323920.95%4%8%4%5%

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