St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
Gateshead
BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 46 member schools: 40 primary schools, 6 secondary schools. Local authorities: County Durham | Gateshead | Northumberland | Sunderland. Regions: North East. — from the BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST public record.
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead is a primary academy in Gateshead, part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
- Address
- Old Fold Road
- Postcode
- NE10 0DJ
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Parliamentary constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- URN (official identifier)
- 149054
- Establishment number
- 3339
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 156
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 119
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Johnson
- Ofsted inspection
- Standards maintained · Inspected 11 Mar 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- stwilfridsgateshead.bwcet.com
- Telephone
- 01914771909
- Date opened
- 1 May 2022
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
| 2025/26 | This school | Gateshead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 156 | 28,546 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 33.3% | 29.7% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 23.7% | 15.7% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 1.9% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 48.7% | 14.1% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
8 published inspections for St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Standards maintained
Report published 5 May 2025
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Read reportInspected as St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108400)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 21 Mar 2018
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read reportInspected as St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108400)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 28 Nov 2016
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108400)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 4 Mar 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108400)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 23 Oct 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108400)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 7 Oct 2011
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108400)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 25 Mar 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108400)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 9 May 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Gateshead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 15.8% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £74,400 for 48 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Gateshead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 33.1% | 31.2% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £513 | £417 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 149 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Gateshead average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,167,000 £7,832 per pupil | £7,021 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,110,000 £7,450 per pupil | £6,434 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £565,000 £3,792 per pupil · 50.9% | £3,213 · 50.0% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £226,000 £1,517 per pupil · 20.4% | £991 · 15.4% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £39,000 £262 per pupil · 3.5% | £195 · 3.0% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £31,000 £208 per pupil · 2.8% | £152 · 2.4% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £57,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | −£107,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,472 per pupil, supply and agency £438 per pupil — spending down £23 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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