St Lawrence's 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, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Lawrence's 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 28 September 2023. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St Lawrence'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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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, as at 47 of the 67 other Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 27 first-choice applications for 27 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the published admission number for Reception 2026 was 30 places.
- 77% 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.
- At the higher standard in reading, writing and maths, the 2024/25 figure was 3% (England 8%).
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
- Headlam Street, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2JX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 221 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 71% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 September 2023
Strengths
- “There is a warm and caring welcome when you walk through the door of St Lawrence’s Catholic Primary School.”
- “Leaders, staff and stakeholders have high expectations for all of the school community.”
- “Pupils rise to these high ambitions and achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, the books that pupils read to practise their phonics do not help them to become fluent readers.”
- “These books contain too many unknown words that pupils have to sound out.”
- “Other pupils remember the activities they have completed rather than the key knowledge the school has planned for.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 November 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) | 77% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 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.
- Byker Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Welbeck Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chillingham Road Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hotspur Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Walkergate Community School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Central Walker Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published