St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton
Easington Avenue, Wrekenton, Gateshead, NE9 7LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Musgrove
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 148409
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914878641
About this school
St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Gateshead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 191 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton, 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 | 30 | 24 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 75% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 79% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 79% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 75% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gateshead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton compares
St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton ranked 49th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 4.4% | 45.8% | 191 | — |
| Fell Dyke Community Primary School | 55% | 7.2% | 68.7% | 286 | 0.2 miles |
| Larkspur Community Primary School | 42% | 6.2% | 71.5% | 154 | 0.4 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green | 85% | 4.6% | 30.4% | 162 | 0.6 miles |
| Harlow Green Community Primary School | 64% | 5.6% | 36.6% | 375 | 0.8 miles |
| Glynwood Community Primary School | 56% | 6.9% | 31.4% | 423 | 0.9 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)
- 45.81%
- English as an additional language
- 26.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.38%
- Persistent absence
- 8.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fell Dyke Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Larkspur Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green0.6 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Harlow Green Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Gateshead
-
Glynwood Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Gateshead
Other schools in Gateshead
St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton ranks 26th of the 35 ranked primary schools in Gateshead.
- Bede Community Primary School Primary
- Bill Quay Primary School Primary
- Brandling Primary School Primary
- Brighton Avenue Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Community Primary School Primary
- Carr Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Primary
- Dunston Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Falla Park Community Primary School Primary
- Fell Dyke Community Primary School Primary
- Glynwood Community Primary School Primary
- Harlow Green Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton teach?
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gateshead.
- Who is the headteacher of St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton?
- The headteacher of St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton is Mrs Tracy Musgrove, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton, 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 Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton?
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton has 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton full?
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton has capacity for 210 pupils and 191 on roll (91%), 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 Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton a faith school?
- Yes. St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Does St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton as having nursery classes.
- Is St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton part of an academy trust?
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton is part of BISHOP WILKINSON 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 Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 56% 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 Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton compare with other schools in Gateshead?
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton ranked 49th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% 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 Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton's absence rate?
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton'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.