St Cuthbert's High School

State-Funded School

st-cuthberts-high-school-newcastle-upon-tyne-north-east

North EastRegion

Newcastle upon TyneLocal Authority

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and WestConstituency

NE15 7PXPostcode

7.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Cuthbert's High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,224 pupils. St Cuthbert's High School is part of BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 51.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.45

Ethnicity

White

43%

Asian

33%

Black

13%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,224

Total Pupils

100%Boys

0%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

52%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,224
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
17 Mar 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
29 Sept 2021	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
23 May 2016	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.