St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton

Primary · Gateshead · NE9 7LH · URN 148409

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2024-12-10Cohort 191Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 25

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 65 schools in Gateshead

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
56%
Gateshead 63.9%England 61%
7.9 percentage points below the area average of 63.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
8%
Gateshead 7.2%England 8%
0.8 percentage points above the area average of 7.2
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
103
Gateshead 105.58England 105
2.6 below the area average of 105.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
102
Gateshead 104.98England 105
3 below the area average of 105
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
105
Gateshead 105.92England 105
0.9 below the area average of 105.9
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
28%
Gateshead 30.3%England 32%
2.3 percentage points below the area average of 30.3
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
64%
Gateshead 75.4%
11.4 percentage points below the area average of 75.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
80%
Gateshead 72.4%
7.6 percentage points above the area average of 72.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
68%
Gateshead 75.4%
7.4 percentage points below the area average of 75.4
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
25
Gateshead 32
7 below the area average of 32.1
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Gateshead	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	56% Gateshead 63.9%England 61%	7.9 percentage points below the area average of 63.9	5 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	8% Gateshead 7.2%England 8%	0.8 percentage points above the area average of 7.2	In line with the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	103 Gateshead 105.58England 105	2.6 below the area average of 105.6	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	102 Gateshead 104.98England 105	3 below the area average of 105	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	105 Gateshead 105.92England 105	0.9 below the area average of 105.9	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	28% Gateshead 30.3%England 32%	2.3 percentage points below the area average of 30.3	4 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	64% Gateshead 75.4%	11.4 percentage points below the area average of 75.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	80% Gateshead 72.4%	7.6 percentage points above the area average of 72.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	68% Gateshead 75.4%	7.4 percentage points below the area average of 75.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	25 Gateshead 32	7 below the area average of 32.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Gateshead · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 24.9 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 27.7% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 45.5% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 22.5% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 28% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 8% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 16.6pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 56% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 81.8% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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