St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Blaydon-on-Tyne, 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 Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon is a primary school in Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Gateshead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon 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, 90% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 23% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Gateshead that have results.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, whereas places ran out in 2025; there were 24 first-choice applications for 25 offers in 2026.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 7.7% of pupils, against a middle figure of 27.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gateshead.
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
- Stella Lane, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4NE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Gateshead
- Pupils on roll
- 234 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School are extremely happy, confident and articulate members of the school family.”
- “They have every opportunity to blossom and thrive in a remarkable, nurturing environment.”
- “A sense of care and mutual respect is at the core of everything the school does.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 November 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) | 90% | 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, 25 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 Gateshead.
- Crookhill Community Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Blaydon West Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Lane Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parkhead Community Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Ryton Community Infant School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ryton Junior School 1.8 mi Not judged
- St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook 2.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published