St Charles' Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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 Charles' Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 September 2023. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St Charles' 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 | Not published |
| 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
- In 2024/25, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 30% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 36 first-choice applications for 29 offers, 1.2 first choices per offer, the 6th highest of 72 Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools.
- Of the 2026 Reception offers, 28 went to first-choice families and 8 first-choice families (22%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 5% of pupils, against a middle figure of 12.8% 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
- Regent Farm Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3HE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 241 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 September 2023
Strengths
- “St Charles Catholic Primary School is a vibrant and happy place to learn.”
- “The school is ambitious for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Pupils achieve well across the curriculum and in all key stages.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, the tasks pupils are given do not help them to secure the intended learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 October 2023 (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) | 83% | 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: 36 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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.
- Grange First School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Archibald First School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Regent Farm First School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Gosforth Park First School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- North Fawdon Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- South Gosforth First School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published