St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Clumber Street North, Elswick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 7RE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Chapman
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 235
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 144971
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912739383
About this school
St Michael's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 222 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 45% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 66% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 69% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 72% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Michael's Catholic 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 | 53% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 229 |
| 2023/24 | 227 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Michael's Catholic Primary School compares
St Michael's Catholic Primary School ranked 22nd of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 6.1% | 65.2% | 222 | — |
| Hawthorn Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 68.9% | 208 | 0.3 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 69% | 5% | 50% | 217 | 0.5 miles |
| Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 4.5% | 56.2% | 226 | 0.6 miles |
| Riverside Primary Academy | 68% | 4.4% | 30.4% | 302 | 0.6 miles |
| St Johns Primary School | 50% | 3.9% | 71.6% | 226 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report27 January 2026
- 21 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.2%
- English as an additional language
- 33.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.14%
- Persistent absence
- 14.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hawthorn Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Riverside Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
St Johns Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
St Michael's Catholic Primary School ranks 32nd 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 year groups does St Michael's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of St Michael's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Michael's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Charlotte Chapman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Michael's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Michael's Catholic 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 big is St Michael's Catholic Primary School?
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Michael's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 235 pupils and 222 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 Michael's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Michael's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Does St Michael's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Michael's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Michael's Catholic Primary School?
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School is part of BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Michael's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 73% 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 Michael's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School ranked 22nd of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% 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 Michael's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Michael's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Michael's Catholic 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 10 July 2026.