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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats

North Tyneside, NE30 3EYPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
80%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
22 1st-choice / 22 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1556 of 13,686 nationally

About St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats, sits within the North Tyneside local authority and ranks third out of 38 primary schools in the area, placing it comfortably in the top 25 per cent nationally. Its closest competitors on the local leaderboard are Cullercoats Primary School and New York Primary School, both scoring 82 on the same ranking metric, with Hazlewood Community Primary School just behind at 79. The school is a Roman Catholic state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged three to eleven, with a current roll of 198 children against a capacity of 210. It has nursery provision but no sixth form. Headteacher Colette Bland leads a school that, in its most recent Ofsted inspection, was rated Good overall, with all five graded categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — each judged Good. This represents a change from the school's previous inspection in 2015, when it was rated Outstanding.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressFarringdon Road, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE30 3EY
HeadteacherColette Bland
Local AuthorityNorth Tyneside
Number of Pupils198
Free School Meals (FSM)15.4%
School Capacity198 / 210 (94% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

5 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (5 Mar 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 23 Jun 2020. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Playing FieldsLibraryGymnasiumArt StudiosICT SuiteOutdoor PlaygroundChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

NetballSwimmingRoundersCricketTennisAthletics

Clubs & Activities

GardeningBook ClubEco Club

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

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:30

Breakfast club

07:30-08:55

After-school care

15:30-18:00

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

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats

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