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St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

Stella Lane, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE21 4NE

10 reasons to choose St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

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St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best state primary schools in Blaydon-on-Tyne and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.

School fundamentals

St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 47 members of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust. Though Ofsted no longer makes an an overall effectiveness judgement, its graded judgements imply an Outstanding rating for the school in its last (2024) inspection. It is one of the 5 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Gateshead LEA.

Average class size

St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon 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 Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon ranks in the top 6% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 9% of schools.

The St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon 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 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 Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

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 Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

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

School hours are from 8.50am to 3.15pm. After school care provided offsite by an external contractor to 6.00pm.

Find another school near St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

Independent Prep Schools

Dame Allan’s Junior School (5.3 miles); Westfield School Junior House (6.2 miles); Newcastle School for Boys, Junior School (6.6 miles).

State Primary Schools

Milecastle Primary School (2 miles); St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Walbottle Village (2.4 miles); Throckley Primary School (2.7 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Dame Allan’s Senior School (4.7 miles); Westfield School (6.2 miles); Royal Grammar School, Newcastle (6.8 miles).

State Senior Schools

St Thomas More Catholic School (1.4 miles); Thorp Academy (1.8 miles); Walbottle Campus (2.9 miles).

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