Regent Farm Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE3 3HE
10 reasons to choose St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, Gosforth
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St Charles’ Roman Catholic Primary School, Gosforth has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Charles’ Roman Catholic Primary School, Gosforth is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 38 members of Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St Charles’ Roman Catholic Primary School, Gosforth has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Charles’ Roman Catholic Primary School, Gosforth ranks in the top 3% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 5% of schools.
The St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, Gosforth curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for Reception and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, Gosforth
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, Gosforth
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.45pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near St Charles' Roman Catholic Primary School, Gosforth
Newcastle School for Boys, Junior School (0.7 miles); Westfield School Junior House (1 mile); Dame Allan’s Junior School (2 miles).
St Oswald’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Gosforth (0.8 miles); West Jesmond Primary School (1.8 miles); Cragside Primary School (2.1 miles).
Westfield School (1.3 miles); Newcastle High School (2.5 miles); Royal Grammar School, Newcastle (2.6 miles).
Gosforth Junior High Academy (0.6 miles); Gosforth Academy (0.8 miles); Sacred Heart Catholic High School (3.2 miles).