St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton
Balmain Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3QR
225 pupils · 98% of 229 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Free school meals
- 34.5%
Ofsted
Improved significantly (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Improved significantly” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 19 February 2025, published 16 March 2025. 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 | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 21 | 39 | 22 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 31 | 64 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 25 | 24 | 45 | 25 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 28 | 28 | 44 | 28 |
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
- Mountfield Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Kenton Bar Primary School 0.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Wyndham Primary School 1.3 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- Kingston Park Primary School 1.4 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- North Fawdon Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Regent Farm First School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
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.