St Paul's CofE Primary School
Victoria Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 7JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Cochrane
- Diocese
- Diocese of Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 231
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 108502
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912733667
About this school
St Paul's CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 217 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Paul's CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 37 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 57% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 73% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 73% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 70% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Paul's CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Newcastle upon Tyne average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 266 |
| 2023/24 | 259 |
| 2024/25 | 227 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul's CofE Primary School compares
St Paul's CofE Primary School ranked 31st of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5% | 50% | 217 | — |
| Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 4.5% | 56.2% | 226 | 0.1 miles |
| Hawthorn Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 68.9% | 208 | 0.3 miles |
| Westgate Hill Primary Academy | 54% | 5.4% | 44.1% | 726 | 0.4 miles |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 6.1% | 65.2% | 222 | 0.5 miles |
| Moorside Primary School | 39% | 10.5% | 68.3% | 395 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 63%
- Overall absence
- 4.98%
- Persistent absence
- 12.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Hawthorn Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne
-
Westgate Hill Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Michael's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Moorside Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
St Paul's CofE Primary School ranks 46th of the 94 ranked primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Amberley Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primary
- Archibald First School Primary
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy Primary
- Backworth Park Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Primary School Primary
- Belsay Primary School Primary
- Benton Dene Primary School Primary
- Benton Park Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Paul's CofE Primary School teach?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of St Paul's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Paul's CofE Primary School is Mr Jason Cochrane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Paul's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Paul's CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Paul's CofE Primary School?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Paul's CofE Primary School full?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School has capacity for 231 pupils and 217 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Paul's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Paul's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Newcastle.
- Does St Paul's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Paul's CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Paul's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Paul's CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Newcastle upon Tyne?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School ranked 31st of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Paul's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- St Paul's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Paul's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Paul's CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.