St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Newcastle City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2025 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle 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 27 June 2023. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 0.173 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.45 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 0.168 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.115 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
- Reception 2026 drew 44 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 1.5 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 72 Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools.
- All 30 Reception 2026 offers went to first-choice families, and 14 first-choice families (32%) were not offered a place.
- The Reception last distance offered swung sharply, most of all from 2024 to 2025, when it moved nearer the school; the 2025 distance was further than in 2021.
- 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.
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
- Monkchester Road, Walker, St. Vincent's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 2TX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 211 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 70.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 June 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders at St Vincent’s Catholic School deliver on their commitment to provide quality education in a caring environment.”
- “Leaders express high expectations for all pupils.”
- “They inspire pupils to do their best.”
To improve
- “Some of the plans lack short-term, realistic targets and suggested teaching strategies.”
- “Parents and pupils do not contribute to the plans.”
- “Pupils have difficulty in recalling their learning about fundamental British values and protected characteristics such as age and disability.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 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: 44 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Central Walker Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Welbeck Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Walker Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Byker Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tyneview Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Walkergate Community School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published