Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Summerhill Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 6EB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Henzell
- 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
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 148273
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912325496
About this school
Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 226 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors confirmed the school remains Good.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Our Lady and St Anne's RC Primary School (URN 108510).
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 | 70% | 55% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 59% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 66% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 79% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Our Lady and St Anne'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 | 70% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 233 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School ranked 49th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.5% | 56.2% | 226 | — |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 69% | 5% | 50% | 217 | 0.1 miles |
| Hawthorn Primary School | 69% | 4.9% | 68.9% | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| Westgate Hill Primary Academy | 54% | 5.4% | 44.1% | 726 | 0.5 miles |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 6.1% | 65.2% | 222 | 0.6 miles |
| Moorside Primary School | 39% | 10.5% | 68.3% | 395 | 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
-
Ungraded inspection report14 June 2023
- 3 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.16%
- English as an additional language
- 57%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 10.81%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Hawthorn Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne
-
Westgate Hill Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Michael's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Moorside Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School ranks 69th 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 Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Samantha Henzell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Anne'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 many pupils are at Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School has 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 226 on roll (108%), so it is at or above 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 Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Does Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Our Lady and St Anne'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 Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Newcastle upon Tyne?
- Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School ranked 49th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady and St Anne'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.