OFSTED
9 May 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
North Tyneside
Trust
BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
330
319 full-time ·
11 part-time
Female pupils
158
47.9% of pupils
Male pupils
172
52.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.0 pts
below England
School
21.8%
North Tyneside
26.6%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.5 pts
below England
School
5.8%
North Tyneside
6.5%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.7 pts
above England
School
2.7%
North Tyneside
2.4%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
80.9%
267
Bangladeshi
3.0%
10
Indian
2.4%
8
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
6
Any other Asian background
1.5%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.0%
56 of
330 pupils
3.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
67.0%
6.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Reading
13.2 pts above England
School
87.0%
North Tyneside
72.6%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Writing
16.7 pts above England
School
87.0%
North Tyneside
68.1%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Maths
1.0 pts above England
School
73.0%
North Tyneside
70.2%
North East
72.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.18%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.03 pts
lower than
England
School
5.18%
North Tyneside
5.96%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.70%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.12 pts
lower than
England
School
13.70%
North Tyneside
14.65%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
North Tyneside
1.56%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
78.6%
9.6 pts
below England
Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay
78.6%
North Tyneside
91.4%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.