St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
Every applicant was offered a place
From Newcastle City Council · offers on 16 April 2025
Reception last distance offered, 2022–2025 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2025 entry.
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton 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 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 186.243 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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
- Rated Outstanding by Ofsted on 21 November 2023; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne, 4 are Good and 4 have no current grade.
- For Reception 2026 there were 34 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (15%) were not offered a place.
- In 2025 every applicant was offered a Reception place; 0 of the 3 other Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools with a published Reception 2025 outcome did so.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 15% reached the higher standard (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
- Heaton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 5HN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 208 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “However, the school does this in a big way.”
- “Staff ensure that all pupils are given the opportunity to shine.”
- “There are many opportunities for pupils to achieve, both academically and in the wider curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 February 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) | 70% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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.
- Chillingham Road Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ravenswood Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hotspur Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Byker Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Walkergate Community School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cragside Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published