St Mary's Catholic Primary School

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

South TynesideLocal Authority

Jarrow and Gateshead EastConstituency

NE32 4AWPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in South Tyneside, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 278 pupils. St Mary's Catholic Primary School is part of BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 73%
Higher standard: 24%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

278

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 278
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
26 Sept 2023	Outstanding	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
9 Sept 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.