St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook

About St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook

St Agnes' Catholic Primary School in Crawcrook is a strong performer in Gateshead, and its headline KS2 results put it well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 academic year, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Gateshead average of 64%. That 21-point gap is significant and places the school 4th out of 61 primary schools in the borough, comfortably inside the top 10% nationally. The school also outperforms the LA average in individual subjects: 96% of pupils reached the expected standard in maths, 88% in reading and 88% in writing. Higher-standard attainment is similarly strong, with 50% of pupils achieving the higher standard in maths and 46% in reading. The average scaled scores of 109 in maths and 108 in reading are both above the national benchmark of 100, reinforcing the picture of a school where academic expectations are consistently met.

The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2025 was an ungraded visit, and inspectors judged that the school had improved significantly since its previous graded inspection in 2019, when it was rated Good overall. Leadership and management, and the quality of education, were both rated Good, while early years provision was judged Outstanding. The school's previous graded inspection in 2007 had given it an Outstanding rating, so the current Good grade represents a slight step down, but the improvement noted in 2025 suggests the school is heading in the right direction. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 96% of respondents would recommend the school, and 96% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy there. Strong majorities also felt their child is safe (98%) and that the school has high expectations (92%). The only area where a notable minority disagreed was SEND support, where 27% of parents felt the school does not give children the support they need.

St Agnes' is a small Roman Catholic primary school with 186 pupils on roll, operating below its capacity of 210. It is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 72 applications for 30 places, with 40 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.4. The school has a very low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 3.8%, well below the national average. Facilities include a chapel, sensory room, sports hall, library, art studios and playing fields, and the school offers a range of clubs including Eco Club, Film Club and Art Club. SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language needs, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families who value strong academic outcomes in a faith-based setting, and who are comfortable with a relatively small, close-knit environment. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Greenside Primary School, 1.3 km away.

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