St Mary's Catholic School

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

Newcastle upon TyneLocal Authority

Newcastle upon Tyne NorthConstituency

NE7 7PEPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,462 pupils. St Mary's Catholic School is part of BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 58.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 68.9%
EBacc average point score: 5.4

Ethnicity

White

73%

Asian

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,462

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,462
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
19 Oct 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
10 Jun 2009	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.