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Catholic schools in and near Whickham

All 1 Catholic school in Whickham, and the nearest just outside.

1 school in Whickham

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  1. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 4HB · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Whickham catholic schools average.

    29 first choices, 29 offers made

    Met the standard at 1190%

    Whickham catholic schools 90%England 62%

    Days missed
    2.9%Whickham catholic schools 2.9%
    Pupils
    189
    Pupils per teacher
    23.6
    View school St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham

Just outside Whickham

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Whickham.

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell

    1.8 miles from Whickham · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Whickham catholic schools average, high absence.

    19 first choices, 20 offers made

    Met the standard at 1168%

    Whickham catholic schools 90%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.3%Whickham catholic schools 2.9%
    Pupils
    224
    Pupils per teacher
    20.4
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell
  2. St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston

    1.8 miles from Whickham · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well below the Whickham catholic schools average, high absence.

    21 first choices, 21 offers made

    Met the standard at 1168%

    Whickham catholic schools 90%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.4%Whickham catholic schools 2.9%
    Pupils
    151
    Pupils per teacher
    18.6
    View school St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

    1.9 miles from Whickham · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Whickham catholic schools average.

    32 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1166%

    Whickham catholic schools 90%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.4%Whickham catholic schools 2.9%
    Pupils
    226
    Pupils per teacher
    21.8
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
  4. St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon

    1.9 miles from Whickham · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the England average, high absence.

    263 first choices, 244 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1652.0

    England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.2%Whickham catholic schools 2.9%
    Pupils
    1,401
    Pupils per teacher
    17.4
    View school St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
The big picture

How Whickham's Catholic schools spread out

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

Ofsted grades in Whickham

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Whickham

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    2 of the 1 Catholic schools in Whickham 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

Catholic schools in Whickham, explained

There is 1 Catholic schools in Whickham, teaching 189 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 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.

90.0% of pupils in Whickham catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

6.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £5,741 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 1.2% 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 Catholic schools are in Whickham?
There are 1 Catholic schools in Whickham, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Whickham?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Whickham on Eduscope are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Catholic schools in Whickham 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 Whickham Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Whickham is 24:1. 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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