Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor

State-Funded School

sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-byermoor-gateshead-north-east

North EastRegion

GatesheadLocal Authority

Gateshead Central and WhickhamConstituency

NE16 6NUPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Gateshead, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 187 pupils. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

187

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 187
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 Jul 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
23 Oct 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.