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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields

North Tyneside, NE29 0BUPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
69%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
23 1st-choice / 23 places
Ranking
#4,556
of 13,686 nationally

About St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School in North Shields is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary for children aged 3 to 11, currently home to 225 pupils against a capacity of 242. That leaves a small amount of headroom, but the school is clearly in demand: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 35 applications for 23 places, with all 23 first-preference families offered a spot. The oversubscription ratio of 1.52 tells you this is a school local families actively want. The pupil body is notably diverse in terms of disadvantage — 35.4% of pupils qualify for free school meals, well above the national average of around 23% and a strong signal that the school serves a genuinely mixed catchment. The headteacher is Shaun Dillon, and the school's most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in January 2025, confirmed that standards are being maintained at Good, a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2014.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressLovaine Place, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE29 0BU
HeadteacherShaun Dillon
Local AuthorityNorth Tyneside
Number of Pupils225
Free School Meals (FSM)35.4%
School Capacity225 / 242 (93% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Jan 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (8 Jan 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 26 Nov 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Music RoomsForest SchoolGymnasiumDining HallICT SuiteOutdoor PlaygroundSports HallPlaying FieldsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

CricketDanceAthleticsSwimmingNetball

Clubs & Activities

DramaEco ClubBook Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:25

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

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.