St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead

About St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School sits within the Gateshead local authority, where it ranks 21st out of 61 primary schools — comfortably in the top half of the area. Among its local peers, it is outpaced by three higher-scoring schools: St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School in Blaydon, Clover Hill Community Primary School, and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School in Dunston. The school is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. It is led by headteacher Gabrielle Lynch and currently has 333 pupils on roll, slightly above its official capacity of 315. A significant 37.8 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average, reflecting the school's role in a community with higher-than-average deprivation. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in July 2024, confirmed that it remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2012.

Academically, St Augustine's performs solidly against local benchmarks. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — five percentage points above the Gateshead local authority average of 64 per cent. The school's average scores in reading and maths both sit at 108, while the proportion achieving the higher standard in reading is 43 per cent, in maths 40 per cent, and in writing 14 per cent. The combined higher-standard figure of 12 per cent is modest but reflects the school's focus on securing expected levels for the majority. Nationally, the school ranks in the 33rd percentile, and within the North East region it sits at the 35th percentile. The school does not have a sixth form, as is typical for a primary, and its Progress 8 scores are not available for this phase, so direct value-added comparisons are not possible from the data.

The school is clearly popular with local families. For the 2025/26 intake, it received 72 applications for just 35 places, making it oversubscribed with a ratio of 2.06 applicants per place. All 35 first-preference applicants were offered a spot, but the overall demand suggests competition for places. Facilities include a chapel, library, music rooms, art studios, an ICT suite, a gymnasium, playing fields and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer include athletics, swimming, football, rounders and gymnastics, while clubs range from coding and eco club to film, art and book club. The school's SEND provisions cover autistic spectrum disorder, speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health support, visual impairment, and other difficulties or disabilities. For families seeking a Catholic primary with strong community roots, good KS2 outcomes above the local average, and a wide range of enrichment activities, St Augustine's is a strong contender — though early application is essential given the oversubscription.

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