St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

North TynesideLocal Authority

Newcastle upon Tyne NorthConstituency

NE12 7ABPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in North Tyneside, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 208 pupils. St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall is part of BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 73%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

208

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 208
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
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.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 19 March 2025. 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
18 Apr 2013	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.