St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
Claremont Terrace, Blyth, NE24 2LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Pauline Johnstone
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 148282
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670352919
About this school
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Blyth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 217 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 39 | 42 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 40% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 71% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 48% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 71% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| 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 Wilfrid'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 | Northumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 284 |
| 2023/24 | 263 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School compares
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School ranked 57th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5.3% | 39% | 217 | — |
| Malvin's Close Academy | 63% | 4.8% | 42.1% | 437 | 0.3 miles |
| Croftway Academy | 67% | 3.8% | 44.7% | 416 | 0.4 miles |
| Morpeth Road Academy | 64% | 6.2% | 64.8% | 253 | 0.7 miles |
| Newsham Primary School | 43% | 5.1% | 40.4% | 452 | 0.8 miles |
| New Delaval Primary School | 43% | 6% | 49.5% | 219 | 1.1 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)
- 38.97%
- English as an additional language
- 13.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.34%
- Persistent absence
- 8.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Malvin's Close Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Blyth
-
Croftway Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Blyth
-
Morpeth Road Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Blyth
-
Newsham Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Blyth
-
New Delaval Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Blyth
Other schools in Blyth
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School ranks 6th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Blyth.
- Cambois Primary School Primary
- Croftway Academy Primary
- Horton Grange Primary School Primary
- Malvin's Close Academy Primary
- Morpeth Road Academy Primary
- New Delaval Primary School Primary
- Newsham Primary School Primary
- The Blyth Academy Secondary
- Bede Academy All-through
- Gilbert Ward Academy Free Schools
- The Dales School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Blyth.
- Who is the headteacher of St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Pauline Johnstone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Wilfrid'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 Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 330 pupils and 217 on roll (66%), 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 Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Does St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School?
- St Wilfrid'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 Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 47% 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 Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School ranked 57th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% 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 Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Wilfrid'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 2 July 2026.