St Mary's Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Benton Park Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7PE
80
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 12/09/2023
Application demand
54%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
17.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,462
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
1,395 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
54%
1st preference success rate
221 of 406 families who put it first got an offer
225
Places offered
995
Total applications
4.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 406 | 221 | ● 54% |
| 2nd preference | 384 | 4 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 139 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 66 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 995 | 225 | 23% |
1st preference success by year
Newcastle upon Tyne lets families list 4 preferences. 200 applications came from outside the council area (65 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
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emma Patterson
- Address
- Benton Park Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7PE
- Phone
- 01912153260
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward / constituency
- Dene & South Gosforth · Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140081
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
1,462 pupils · 1,395 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
12 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,174 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
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 | 55.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.56 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 82% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.16 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.21 | — | — |
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 | 58.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 68.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 84.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 228 | — |
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 | 35.43 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 127 | — |
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 | 226 | 41% | 72% | 87% | |
| English Language | 226 | 34% | 73% | 86% | |
| Religious Studies | 225 | 46% | 76% | 86% | |
| English Literature | 225 | 36% | 77% | 91% | |
| Combined Science | 183 | 26% | 58% | 73% | |
| History | 111 | 42% | 77% | 86% | |
| Geography | 108 | 42% | 70% | 77% | |
| Spanish | 88 | 50% | 84% | 92% | |
| French | 67 | 42% | 75% | 84% | |
| Art and Design | 53 | 40% | 77% | 91% | |
| Biology | 42 | 74% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 42 | 64% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 42 | 7% | 45% | 71% | |
| Psychology | 39 | 0% | 15% | 41% | |
| Biology | 36 | 3% | 31% | 47% | |
| Chemistry | 35 | 3% | 26% | 49% | |
| English Language | 33 | 3% | 18% | 55% | |
| Physics | 25 | 12% | 32% | 56% | |
| Sociology | 23 | 4% | 9% | 35% | |
| Geography | 17 | 6% | 24% | 59% | |
| Economics | 14 | 7% | 21% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 12 | 8% | 33% | 58% | |
| History | 11 | 9% | 64% | 82% | |
| Religious Studies | 10 | 0% | 20% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12438: St Mary's Catholic Comprehensive School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
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) | 72% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 77% | — | — |
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.