St Cuthbert's High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Newcastle upon Tyne
Gretna Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/02/2024
Application demand
80%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.9%
22.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,224
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,207 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
80%
1st preference success rate
190 of 238 families who put it first got an offer
219
Places offered
467
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 238 | 190 | ● 80% |
| 2nd preference | 130 | 19 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 65 | 8 | ● 12% |
| 4th preference | 34 | 2 | ● 6% |
| Total | 467 | 219 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
Newcastle upon Tyne lets families list 4 preferences. 17 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Daniel P. Murray
- Address
- Gretna Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX
- Phone
- 01912744510
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward / constituency
- Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn · Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137900
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 45% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 34% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
1,224 pupils · 1,207 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
06 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,072 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.27 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.58 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 51.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 60.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 198 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.3 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 15.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 70 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 193 | 26% | 65% | 82% | |
| English Language | 193 | 17% | 52% | 70% | |
| Religious Studies | 189 | 33% | 63% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 189 | 22% | 53% | 71% | |
| Geography | 132 | 22% | 52% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 129 | 8% | 40% | 56% | |
| French | 110 | 10% | 42% | 51% | |
| History | 99 | 24% | 52% | 64% | |
| Biology | 62 | 45% | 92% | 100% | |
| Physics | 62 | 44% | 95% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 62 | 55% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 38 | 18% | 63% | 89% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 28 | 14% | 18% | 36% | |
| Geography | 15 | 0% | 0% | 53% | |
| Physics | 14 | 7% | 14% | 29% | |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 8% | 8% | 38% | |
| Business Studies | 11 | 0% | 9% | 36% | |
| English Language | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 10% | 20% | 60% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 22% | 33% | |
| Computer Science | 9 | 0% | 11% | 11% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Chemistry | 7 | 0% | 43% | 43% | |
| Economics | 7 | 0% | 43% | 86% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12437: St Cuthbert's High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 9% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Newcastle upon Tyne council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.