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St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend

North Tyneside, NE28 8ENPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2025
KS2 Results
48%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
1.0×
First choices did not exceed offers made
21 1st-choice / 21 offers made
Ranking
#11,982
of 13,686 nationally

About St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend

St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend is a state-funded primary school in North Tyneside, North East, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 190 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 210.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (30 Apr 2025). 48% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 21 first-preference applications and 21 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressStation Road, Wallsend, North Tyneside, NE28 8EN
HeadteacherMrs Rachel Steinmetz
Local AuthorityNorth Tyneside
Number of Pupils190
Free School Meals (FSM)19.5%
School Capacity190 / 210 (90% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

30 Apr 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (30 Apr 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 16 Oct 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaSpeech & LanguageOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:30

Breakfast club

07:30-08:55

After-school care

15:30-17:45

Source: stcolumbasprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.