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St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Tyneside

Station Road, Wallsend, NE28 8EN

Website 01912623098

43

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.8%

12.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

190

Capacity used

Has space

90%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

20 of 20 families who put it first got an offer

21

Places offered

30

Total applications

1.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2020● 100%
2nd preference51● 20%
3rd preference50● 0%
Total302170%

1st preference success by year

100%
2022
96%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

North Tyneside lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Rachel Steinmetz
Address
Station Road, Wallsend, NE28 8EN
Phone
01912623098
Local authority
North Tyneside
Ward / constituency
Wallsend North · Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
148816

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals21%——
English as additional language9%——
SEN support9%——
56% boys (107)44% girls (83)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

190 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    30 April 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 161 pupils

Attendance

93.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

12.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.9%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

12%
21/22
9%
22/23
15%
23/24
12%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths43%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard48%
-14% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard74%
-1% vs England
Higher standard22%
-11% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard74%
+2% vs England
Greater depth11%
-2% vs England

Maths

Expected standard56%
-18% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard63%
-10% vs England
Higher standard4%
-26% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Science

Expected standard85%
+3% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

662023432024482025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)48%61%
Higher standard0%8%

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 North Tyneside council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

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.