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St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School
Headlam Street, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE6 2JX
St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 230 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In September 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2020.
This school is a member of Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton, St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle, St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker, St Catherine's Catholic Primary School and St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend.)
Particular strengths include Progress, Disadvantaged pupils, Attainment and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Representation and Environment.
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Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is above average.
Attainment: Excellent. Maths attainment is above average, reading is excellent and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.
Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is very high.
Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high.
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