St Paul's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Newcastle City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Paul's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 June 2025. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St Paul's CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | 1.124 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in the 1 earlier year with a published outcome, 2023.
- Reception 2026 had 24 first-choice applications for 26 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 69% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newcastle upon Tyne schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Victoria Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 7JU
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 217 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 3 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils love attending this happy and caring school, and are at the centre of all that it does.”
- “The school is aspirational to broaden pupils’ horizons.”
- “It uses its city-centre location to expose pupils to museums, libraries and science centres.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, the school is in the process of working out how the curriculum should be adjusted to meet pupils’ different needs.”
- “Some of this work is new and not fully embedded.”
- “This affects how well some pupils learn the intended curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hawthorn Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westgate Hill Primary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moorside Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Wingrove Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Johns Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published