St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

HexhamConstituency

NE46 2EEPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–9, located in Northumberland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 81 pupils. St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

93%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

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 – 9
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 81
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
27 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 Jul 2011	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.