St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Gateshead
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Gateshead Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw is a primary school in Gateshead for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 31 January 2024. Gateshead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw 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
- In 2024/25, 41% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Gateshead.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 19 first-choice applications for 20 offers; 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 18.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, with 18 pupils per teacher; the middle figures across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gateshead are 38.4% and 22.1.
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
- Rothbury Avenue, Pelaw, Gateshead, NE10 0QY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Gateshead
- Pupils on roll
- 171 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 31 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this friendly and welcoming school.”
- “Staff model respect and kindness towards each other and to pupils.”
- “This makes everyone feel part of the school ‘family.”
To improve
- “However, leaders do not know precisely how well pupils are learning these updated curriculums.”
- “In some mathematics lessons for older pupils, opportunities to support pupils and move learning forward are sometimes missed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 March 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) | 41% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 19 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.
- Bill Quay Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wardley Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Drive Community Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lingey House Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Brandling Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- White Mere Community Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Falla Park Community Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published