St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope
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 Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope 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 29 February 2024. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope 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 | 0.568 mi |
| 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 | 0.352 mi |
| 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 Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 2 of the 5 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 25 first-choice applications for 27 offers, against 30 published places; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reading, writing and maths results for 2024/25 ranked 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Bardon Close, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4BT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 223 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 February 2024
Strengths
- “St Mark’s Catholic Primary School is a happy and caring community.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are a strength.”
- “All staff model behaviour expectations consistently.”
To improve
- “Some pupils have gaps in their learning from the previous phonics curriculum.”
- “There are some inconsistencies in terms of pupils’ experience in geography.”
- “However, sometimes the expectations of pupils varies.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 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) | 66% | 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.
- Cheviot Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Farne Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Simonside Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Westerhope Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beech Hill Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Hilton Primary Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- West Denton Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published