St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Gateshead
Stella Lane, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4NE
90
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 15/10/2024
Application demand
79%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
97.2%
3.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
234
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
210 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
79%
1st preference success rate
30 of 38 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
74
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 38 | 30 | ● 79% |
| 2nd preference | 27 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 74 | 30 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Gateshead lets families list 3 preferences. 4 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
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- J Craig
- Address
- Stella Lane, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4NE
- Phone
- 01914143116
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Ward / constituency
- Ryton, Crookhill & Stella · Blaydon and Consett
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149052
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 8% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
234 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
15 October 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 185 pupils
Attendance
97.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
2.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
3.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
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.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 90% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 14% | — | — |
| 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
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 90% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 23% | 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 Gateshead council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.