Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Gateshead Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 June 2024. Gateshead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor 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 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as was also the case at 55 of the 62 other Gateshead primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception entry in 2026, there were 26 first-choice applications for 26 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 8th highest of 63 Gateshead primary schools.
- For Reception in 2026, 24 of the 41 applications (59%) came from families living outside Gateshead, and 17 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Gateshead.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gateshead schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Byermoor, Burnopfield, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 6NU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Gateshead
- Pupils on roll
- 187 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 June 2024
Strengths
- “Happy, polite and inquisitive pupils abound at Sacred Heart.”
- “Pupils talk with pride to visitors about their learning and the school.”
- “Pupils are cared for well by staff who put children first in all they do.”
To improve
- “These need more time to become securely embedded in practice so that the ambition of these curriculums is fully realised.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 July 2024 (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) | 74% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 26 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 Gateshead.
- Clover Hill Community Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Rowlands Gill Community Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Highfield Community Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fellside Community Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Washingwell Community Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Front Street Community Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published