St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats
Farringdon Road, Cullercoats, North Shields, NE30 3EY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Colette Bland
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 148450
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912518080
About this school
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats is a Roman Catholic primary academy in North Shields. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 185 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School Aided (URN 108618).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 80% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 93% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 83% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 93% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 213 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats compares
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats ranked 27th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 3.5% | 17.3% | 185 | — |
| Monkhouse Primary School | 87% | 3.7% | 18.1% | 215 | 0.4 miles |
| Cullercoats Primary School | 67% | 3.7% | 10.3% | 409 | 0.6 miles |
| Preston Grange Primary School | 72% | 3.3% | 17.4% | 216 | 0.6 miles |
| Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay | 67% | 5.2% | 21.7% | 330 | 0.7 miles |
| Appletree Gardens First School | — | 5.3% | 32.7% | 292 | 0.7 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 report5 March 2025
- 10 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.34%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 3.52%
- Persistent absence
- 3.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Monkhouse Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Cullercoats Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Preston Grange Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay0.7 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
-
Appletree Gardens First School0.7 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
Other schools in North Shields
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats ranks 7th of the 15 ranked primary schools in North Shields.
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Collingwood Primary School Primary
- Cullercoats Primary School Primary
- Monkhouse Primary School Primary
- New York Primary School Primary
- Percy Main Primary School Primary
- Preston Grange Primary School Primary
- Riverside Primary School Primary
- Spring Gardens Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Primary
- Waterville Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats teach?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in North Shields.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats is Mrs Colette Bland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats, 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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats full?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats has capacity for 210 pupils and 185 on roll (88%), 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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats as having nursery classes.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats part of an academy trust?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats 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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats'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 64% 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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats compare with other schools in North Tyneside?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats ranked 27th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% 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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats's absence rate?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats'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.