St Michael's Catholic Primary School | School performance

73%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

219

Pupils · 2024/25

34%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

73%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

219

Pupils · 2024/25

34%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

73%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

219

Pupils · 2024/25

34%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of St Michael's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne

Part ofBISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

73%

+28pp

76%61%45%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 73%

RWM higher standard

13%

+13pp

13%7%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

80%

Reading higher standard

40%

Writing expected standard

80%

Writing higher standard

13%

Maths expected standard

90%

Maths higher standard

37%

Science expected standard

80%

SPAG expected standard

83%

SPAG higher standard

40%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

109.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

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

219

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

34%

FSM eligible

65%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Clumber Street North, Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 7RE

Local authority

Newcastle upon Tyne

Website

www.st-michaels.school

Telephone

01912739383

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	73%	13%	80%	40%	80%	13%	90%	37%	80%	83%	107.0	109.0	107.0	—	—	—	20%	219
2023/24	45%	0%	66%	14%	69%	7%	69%	24%	72%	72%	102.0	103.0	104.0	—	—	—	17%	227
2022/23	53%	10%	60%	23%	73%	17%	73%	27%	83%	67%	103.0	104.0	105.0	-1.50	+0.70	+0.30	11%	229
2018/19	76%	12%	79%	30%	88%	24%	88%	30%	91%	94%	105.0	106.0	107.0	+3.00	+3.50	+2.50	16%	220
2017/18	66%	7%	76%	21%	83%	21%	69%	21%	83%	86%	104.0	103.0	105.0	+1.50	+2.30	+0.10	—	213
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	219	40.6	20%	34%	65%	6%	15%
2023/24	227	18.0	17%	37%	63%	6%	18%
2022/23	229	20.2	11%	37%	60%	6%	18%
2021/22	212	18.3	15%	33%	61%	5%	10%
2020/21	213	19.3	12%	38%	58%	—	—
2018/19	220	21.9	16%	39%	51%	3%	4%
2017/18	—	20.9	—	—	—	5%	12%