St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

GatesheadLocal Authority

Blaydon and ConsettConstituency

NE21 4NEPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Gateshead, North East.

It currently serves 234 pupils. St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 90%
Higher standard: 14%
Reading score: 110
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

Mixed

Pupils

234

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

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: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 234
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
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
12 Nov 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
23 Oct 2007	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.