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St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Jarrow, NE32 4AW · South Tyneside · primary school

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Ofsted: Good · 2023 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Primary Catholic
7.0/10 Above average

8th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside we can score, 45 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 9.1/10 against 1,662 of them, against 8.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 74.0 · 76 40% 3.02
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 17.0 · 87 25% 2.18

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 74.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. The higher standard was reached by 17.0%. Ofsted rated the school Good in September 2023. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (9.1 out of 10 against similar schools, 8.0 out of 10 against all schools).

Getting in. The school has 275 pupils against a capacity of 210, meaning it is over capacity by 65. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the high demand for places given the current over-capacity status? What support is available for pupils who have not yet reached the expected standard in core subjects? How does the school ensure all pupils have access to enrichment activities despite the lack of named clubs?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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