St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham

General Information

Address: Duckpool Lane, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 4HB
Phone: 01914205828
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Joseph Wheatley
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 189
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 13
% eligible for free school meals: 6.9%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 2.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 1.2%
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.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 7.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

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

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £5,741 (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.

Ranked #54 of 60 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#52Fellside Community Primary School£5,835
#53Kells Lane Primary School£5,779
#54St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham£5,741
#55St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon£5,684
#56Clover Hill Community Primary School£5,560

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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.

#1Bede Community Primary School£10,598
#2Swalwell Primary School£10,534
#3Rowlands Gill Community Primary School£9,744
#4Highfield Community Primary School£9,450
#5St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield£8,539
#6Larkspur Community Primary School£8,479
#7South Street Community Primary School£8,261
#8Brandling Primary School£8,237
#9Barley Mow Primary School£8,101
#10Carr Hill Community Primary School£8,100
#11Falla Park Community Primary School£8,065
#12Chopwell Primary School£7,827
#13High Spen Primary School£7,772
#14Fell Dyke Community Primary School£7,756
#15Harlow Green Community Primary School£7,731
#16Caedmon Community Primary School£7,716
#17Kibblesworth Academy£7,657
#18St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green£7,655
#19St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston£7,609
#20Birtley East Community Primary School£7,556
#21Washingwell Community Primary School£7,537
#22St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead£7,450
#23Greenside Primary School£7,386
#24White Mere Community Primary School£7,319
#25Roman Road Primary School£7,314
#26Dunston Hill Community Primary School£7,309
#27Kelvin Grove Community Primary School£7,286
#28Blaydon West Primary School£7,208
#29Parkhead Community Primary School£7,184
#30St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton£7,165
#31St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead£7,163
#32Lobley Hill Primary School£7,127
#33Lingey House Primary School£7,097
#34The Drive Community Primary School£6,979
#35Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead£6,575
#36West Lane Primary School£6,575
#37Bill Quay Primary School£6,570
#38Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor£6,563
#39Crookhill Community Primary School£6,486
#40Brighton Avenue Primary School£6,429
#41Glynwood Community Primary School£6,428
#42Wardley Primary School£6,407
#43Portobello Primary School£6,358
#44St Aidan's Church of England Primary School£6,276
#45St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw£6,255
#46Front Street Community Primary School£6,240
#47Windy Nook Primary School£6,239
#48Emmaville Primary School£6,060
#49Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School£5,957
#50Ravensworth Terrace Primary School£5,951
#51St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead£5,917
#52Fellside Community Primary School£5,835
#53Kells Lane Primary School£5,779
#54St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham£5,741
#55St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon£5,684
#56Clover Hill Community Primary School£5,560
#57St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell£5,505
#58St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon£5,357
#59St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook£5,269
#60Riverside Primary Academy£2,694

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