St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Clumber Street North, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 7RE
222 pupils · 94% of 235 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Free school meals
- 62.2%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 24 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 25 | 54 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 19 | 17 | 42 | 18 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 25 | 25 | 45 | 25 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 26 | 26 | 51 | 26 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 21 | 18 | 47 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 28 | 24 | 59 | 28 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 21 | 19 | 50 | 21 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 18 | 17 | 42 | 18 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hawthorn Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School 1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Riverside Primary Academy 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Johns Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Westgate Hill Primary Academy 1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.