St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Michael's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St Michael's Catholic 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| 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
- 73% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Reception 2026 drew 25 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 61.7% of pupils, against a middle figure of 66.8% across 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
- Clumber Street North, Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 7RE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 222 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 61.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “Leaders' ambition for every pupil is equally high.”
- “Barriers to pupils' success are swiftly identified and removed.”
- “Pupils value the care and guidance staff offer them in all aspects of school life.”
To improve
- “Attendance for some groups of pupils was not as high as leaders would want in the past.”
- “However, more work remains to be done to ensure that pupils' achievement in reading, notably the phonics screening check, meets the same high standards.”
- “Staff typically select activities that help children learn the intended curriculum; however, this is not consistent across the nursery and Reception provision.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 March 2026 (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) | 73% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 25 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.
- Hawthorn Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Johns Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Westgate Hill Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Newcastle Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Moorside Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Canning Street Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published