St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.924 miles
Published by Newcastle City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 December 2022. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth 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 | 3.924 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | 0.431 mi |
| 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
- For Reception 2026 the last distance offered was 3.924 miles, the 2nd longest of 16 Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.14 miles).
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 there were 24 first-choice applications for 30 Reception offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 72 Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools.
- 13 of the 87 Reception applications in 2026 (15%) came from families living outside Newcastle upon Tyne, and 8 offers went to them.
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
- Hartford Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5LE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 209 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 December 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at St Oswald’s are caring, resilient and eager to learn.”
- “Positive relationships, excellent behaviour and leaders’ commitment to pupils’ personal development have created an exceptional school community.”
- “Pupils have a strong sense of right and wrong.”
To improve
- “Support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is too variable.”
- “However, formal plans to support pupils with SEND do not always contain specific targets that best match their needs.”
- “This means some pupils with SEND do not receive the support they require in lessons.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 February 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) | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 24 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.
- Gosforth Park First School 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Grange First School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Archibald First School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Regent Farm First School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- South Gosforth First School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- North Fawdon Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published