English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

Newcastle upon TyneLocal Authority

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and WestConstituency

NE5 2SAPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 472 pupils. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham is part of BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

39%

Asian

50%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

472

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

49%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 472
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 25 January 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
21 Dec 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.