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Faith schools in and near Blaydon

All 2 faith schools in Blaydon, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Blaydon

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  1. St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon

    Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Blaydon faith schools average.

    263 first choices, 244 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1652.0

    Blaydon faith schools 52.0England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.2%Blaydon faith schools 5.0%
    Pupils
    1,401
    Pupils per teacher
    17.4
    View school St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

    Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BG · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Blaydon faith schools average, low absence.

    32 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1166%

    Blaydon faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.4%Blaydon faith schools 5.0%
    Pupils
    226
    Pupils per teacher
    21.8
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

Just outside Blaydon

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Blaydon.

  1. St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

    1.1 miles from Blaydon · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Blaydon faith schools average, low absence.

    24 first choices, 25 offers made

    Met the standard at 1190%

    Blaydon faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    2.8%Blaydon faith schools 5.0%
    Pupils
    234
    Pupils per teacher
    21.0
    View school St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
  2. St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close

    1.3 miles from Blaydon · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Blaydon faith schools average.

    9 first choices, 9 offers made

    Met the standard at 1167%

    Blaydon faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.6%Blaydon faith schools 5.0%
    Pupils
    83
    Pupils per teacher
    16.6
    View school St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close
  3. Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School

    1.8 miles from Blaydon · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Blaydon faith schools average, low absence.

    26 first choices, 27 offers made

    Met the standard at 1180%

    Blaydon faith schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed
    2.9%Blaydon faith schools 5.0%
    Pupils
    210
    Pupils per teacher
    25.3
    View school Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School
The big picture

How Blaydon's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Blaydon

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 2
  • Good: 2 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Blaydon

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    2 of the 2 faith schools in Blaydon have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Blaydon, explained

There are 2 faith schools in Blaydon, teaching 1,627 children. 0 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

66.0% of pupils in Blaydon faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

18.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,165 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 12.1% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Blaydon?
There are 2 faith schools in Blaydon, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Blaydon?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Blaydon on Eduscope are St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Blaydon ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Blaydon faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Blaydon is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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