St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton

Newcastle upon Tyne · NE5 1DN

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 426 pupils, 23.2% FSM

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St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton

General Information

Address: Hillhead Road, West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1DN – View on map
Phone: 01912672233
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Allyson Thorpe
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 49 families put it first for 49 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

426 pupils out of 473 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 99
% eligible for free school meals: 23.2%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (less mixed than the Newcastle upon Tyne average)
English as an additional language: 6% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 15.3% a year (Newcastle upon Tyne 12.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 43% moved to another school, 57% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Newcastle upon Tyne: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 5 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 16.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 24 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 23 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 8 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 77% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 13% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 11 percentage points above the Newcastle upon Tyne average (66%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 73% against an expected 65%)
3-year average (expected standard): 73%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 88% · Writing 80% · Maths 90% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 88%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 109
Based on: 60 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolNewcastle upon Tyne averageEngland↗ Improving Up 7 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 11 percentage points above the Newcastle upon Tyne average (66%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 10th of 64 junior and primary schools in the area

=8Benton Park Primary School79%
=10Milecastle Primary School77%
=10St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton77%
=10St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School77%
=10St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle77%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Throckley Primary School87%
#2Newburn Manor Primary School86%
#3West Jesmond Primary School84%
=4Cragside Primary School83%
=4Knop Law Primary School83%
=4St Charles' Catholic Primary School83%
#7Hilton Primary Academy80%
=8Beech Hill Primary School79%
=8Benton Park Primary School79%
=10Milecastle Primary School77%
=10St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton77%
=10St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School77%
=10St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle77%
=10Thomas Walling Primary Academy77%
=10Tyneview Primary School77%
#16Walbottle Village Primary School75%
#17Waverley Primary School74%
=18Farne Primary School73%
=18Ravenswood Primary School73%
=18St Michael's Catholic Primary School73%
=18St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth73%
#22Atkinson Road Primary Academy72%
=23St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton70%
=23Westerhope Primary School70%
=25Hawthorn Primary School69%
=25St Paul's CofE Primary School69%
=25Walkergate Community School69%
=28Sacred Heart Primary School68%
=28St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School68%
=28St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell68%
=31St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close67%
=31Stocksfield Avenue Primary School67%
=33Cheviot Primary School66%
=33St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton66%
=33St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope66%
=36Christ Church CofE Primary School65%
=36Kingston Park Primary School65%
=36Welbeck Academy65%
=39Bridgewater Primary School64%
=39Byker Primary School64%
#41Simonside Primary School63%
=42Chillingham Road Primary School60%
=42Wyndham Primary School60%
#44Wingrove Primary School59%
=45Kenton Bar Primary School57%
=45North Fawdon Primary School57%
=45Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School57%
=45St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle57%
=45West Newcastle Academy57%
#50Central Walker Church of England Primary School56%
#51Excelsior Academy55%
#52Westgate Hill Primary Academy54%
=53English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham52%
=53Hotspur Primary School52%
=53Lemington Riverside Primary School52%
=56St Johns Primary School50%
=56West Walker Primary School50%
#58West Denton Primary School48%
#59Canning Street Primary School47%
#60Mountfield Primary School44%
=61Broadwood Primary School39%
=61Moorside Primary School39%
#63St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker37%
#64St Catherine's Catholic Primary School33%

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35th of 48 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for Ofsted rating

#33St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#34St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells CloseGood
#35St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West DentonGood
#36St Johns Primary SchoolGood
#37St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BenwellGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Byker Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Hilton Primary AcademyOutstanding
#3St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, HeatonOutstanding
#4Atkinson Road Primary AcademyGood
#5Beech Hill Primary SchoolGood
#6Broadwood Primary SchoolGood
#7Brunton First SchoolGood
#8Canning Street Primary SchoolGood
#9Central Walker Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Cheviot Primary SchoolGood
#11English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, FenhamGood
#12Farne Primary SchoolGood
#13Gosforth Park First SchoolGood
#14Grange First SchoolGood
#15Havannah First SchoolGood
#16Hawthorn Primary SchoolGood
#17Hotspur Primary SchoolGood
#18Kingston Park Primary SchoolGood
#19Milecastle Primary SchoolGood
#20Moorside Primary SchoolGood
#21Mountfield Primary SchoolGood
#22Newburn Manor Primary SchoolGood
#23Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#24Ravenswood Primary SchoolGood
#25Regent Farm First SchoolGood
#26Sacred Heart Primary SchoolGood
#27Simonside Primary SchoolGood
#28South Gosforth First SchoolGood
#29St Alban's Catholic Primary School, WalkerGood
#30St Bede's Catholic Primary School, NewcastleGood
#31St Catherine's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#32St Charles' Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#33St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#34St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells CloseGood
#35St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West DentonGood
#36St Johns Primary SchoolGood
#37St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BenwellGood
#38St Lawrence's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#39St Mark's Catholic Primary School, WesterhopeGood
#40St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, GosforthGood
#41St Vincents Catholic Primary School, NewcastleGood
#42Stocksfield Avenue Primary SchoolGood
#43Thomas Walling Primary AcademyGood
#44Walbottle Village Primary SchoolGood
#45Walkergate Community SchoolGood
#46West Denton Primary SchoolGood
#47West Walker Primary SchoolGood
#48Wyndham Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,803 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

69th of 72 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for spending per pupil

#67Gosforth Park First School£5,849
#68St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth£5,844
#69St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton£5,803
#70South Gosforth First School£5,758
#71St Charles' Catholic Primary School£5,651

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Christ Church CofE Primary School£9,166
#2Lemington Riverside Primary School£9,000
#3Hawthorn Primary School£8,914
#4St Catherine's Catholic Primary School£8,902
#5Byker Primary School£8,767
#6St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close£8,693
#7St Johns Primary School£8,639
#8Atkinson Road Primary Academy£8,627
#9Walbottle Village Primary School£8,460
#10St Paul's CofE Primary School£8,395
#11Bridgewater Primary School£8,371
#12St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School£8,298
#13North Fawdon Primary School£8,278
#14Tyneview Primary School£8,128
#15Thomas Walling Primary Academy£8,062
#16Moorside Primary School£7,917
#17Cheviot Primary School£7,907
#18Broadwood Primary School£7,889
#19St Michael's Catholic Primary School£7,813
#20West Walker Primary School£7,769
#21Welbeck Academy£7,762
#22Central Walker Church of England Primary School£7,735
#23Canning Street Primary School£7,734
#24St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle£7,608
#25Wingrove Primary School£7,576
#26Kenton Bar Primary School£7,422
#27St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker£7,395
#28St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School£7,390
#29Simonside Primary School£7,377
#30Archbishop Runcie CofE First School£7,360
#31West Newcastle Academy£7,305
#32St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell£7,271
#33Walkergate Community School£7,243
#34Mountfield Primary School£7,227
#35English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham£7,099
#36Chillingham Road Primary School£7,093
#37Hotspur Primary School£7,089
#38St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton£7,009
#39Archibald First School£6,954
#40Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School£6,917
#41Newburn Manor Primary School£6,867
#42Wyndham Primary School£6,849
#43West Denton Primary School£6,814
#44Grange First School£6,785
#45St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope£6,784
#46Beech Hill Primary School£6,747
#47Westgate Hill Primary Academy£6,676
#48Waverley Primary School£6,591
#49St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton£6,524
#50Hilton Primary Academy£6,485
#51Regent Farm First School£6,480
#52Kingston Park Primary School£6,461
#53St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle£6,417
#54Milecastle Primary School£6,410
#55Stocksfield Avenue Primary School£6,408
#56Farne Primary School£6,404
#57Throckley Primary School£6,392
#58Sacred Heart Primary School£6,372
#59Ravenswood Primary School£6,339
#60Dinnington First School£6,300
#61Westerhope Primary School£6,248
#62West Jesmond Primary School£6,173
#63Cragside Primary School£6,037
#64Benton Park Primary School£5,995
#65Brunton First School£5,986
#66Knop Law Primary School£5,855
#67Gosforth Park First School£5,849
#68St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth£5,844
#69St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton£5,803
#70South Gosforth First School£5,758
#71St Charles' Catholic Primary School£5,651
#72Havannah First School£5,502

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