The Green, Walbottle Village, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE15 8JL
10 reasons to choose St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walbottle Village
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St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Walbottle Village has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Walbottle Village is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 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 (2022) inspection.
Average class size
St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Walbottle Village has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Walbottle Village ranks in the top 26% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 33% of schools. Most boys go on to St Cuthbert’s High School at the end of Year 6, most girls to Sacred Heart High School.
The St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walbottle Village 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 and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walbottle Village
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walbottle Village
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Walbottle Village
Dame Allan’s Junior School (4.6 miles); Westfield School Junior House (5.2 miles); Newcastle School for Boys, Junior School (5.6 miles).
Milecastle Primary School (0.8 miles); Throckley Primary School (1.3 miles); St John Vianney Roman Catholic Primary School, West Denton (1.8 miles).
Dame Allan’s Senior School (3.9 miles); Dame Allan’s Senior School (3.9 miles); Westfield School (5.2 miles).
Walbottle Campus (0.4 miles); Walbottle Campus (0.4 miles); St Cuthbert’s High School (2.8 miles).