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Schools similar to St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham

Gateshead · ages 4 to 11 · URN 149053

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MeasureSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, WhickhamSt Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsRemove St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields
Pupils1892025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics2112025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
Free school meals6.9%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics7.6%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
First language other than English2.1%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics3.8%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)9.52%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Special educational needs in England · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england+ sourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics13.74%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Special educational needs in England · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england+ sourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
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1St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook

Gateshead · ages 4 to 11 · URN149051

189 pupils / 189 at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham2025/26 · Academic year

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St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, CrawcrookSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
Free school meals4.2% / 6.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English3.7% / 2.1%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND9.52% / 9.52%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.7 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.6 percentage points higher
  • SEND: the same
  • Pupils: the same
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.01385. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01215.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.6 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00400.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00000.
  • Total pupils: difference 0 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00000.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

2St Filumena's Catholic Primary School

Staffordshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN138723

187 pupils / 189 at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham2025/26 · Academic year

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St Filumena's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
Free school meals7.5% / 6.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English5.9% / 2.1%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND8.56% / 9.52%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.6 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 3.8 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.97 percentage points lower
  • 2 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 1 October 2024 · published 10 November 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00481. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00270.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.8 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00950.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.97 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00194.
  • Total pupils: difference 2 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00106.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

3St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields

South Tyneside · ages 4 to 11 · URN149034

211 pupils / 189 at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham2025/26 · Academic year

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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
Free school meals7.6% / 6.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English3.8% / 2.1%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND13.74% / 9.52%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.7 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 1.7 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 4.22 percentage points higher
  • 22 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 29 November 2023 · published 21 January 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00373. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00315.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00425.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.22 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00844.
  • Total pupils: difference 22 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01043.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

4St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton

Sunderland · ages 4 to 11 · URN147131

193 pupils / 189 at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham2025/26 · Academic year

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St Michael's Catholic Primary School, HoughtonSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
Free school meals8.8% / 6.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English5.2% / 2.1%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND13.99% / 9.52%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.9 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 3.1 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 4.47 percentage points higher
  • 4 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Report card inspection · inspected 23 June 2026 · published 16 July 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Expected standard; Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard

  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 4 May 2022 · published 27 June 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.0027. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00855.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00775.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.47 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00893.
  • Total pupils: difference 4 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00207.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

5Wanborough Primary School

Swindon · ages 4 to 11 · URN151109

201 pupils / 189 at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham2025/26 · Academic year

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Wanborough Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
Free school meals6% / 6.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English2% / 2.1%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND9.45% / 9.52%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.9 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.1 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.07 percentage points lower
  • 12 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00041. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00405.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00025.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.07 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00014.
  • Total pupils: difference 12 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00597.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

6Worth Primary School

Cheshire East · ages 4 to 11 · URN139459

197 pupils / 189 at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham2025/26 · Academic year

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Worth Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
Free school meals6.6% / 6.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English4.1% / 2.1%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND9.64% / 9.52%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.3 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 2 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.12 percentage points higher
  • 8 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Report card inspection · inspected 14 July 2026 · published 14 September 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Expected standard; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard

  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 28 November 2023 · published 3 March 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement; Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Requires improvement

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00065. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00135.
  • First language other than English: difference 2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00500.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.12 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00024.
  • Total pupils: difference 8 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00406.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

7Ketton Church of England Primary School

Rutland · ages 4 to 11 · URN141453

185 pupils / 189 at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham2025/26 · Academic year

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Ketton Church of England Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
Free school meals5.4% / 6.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English1.1% / 2.1%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND9.73% / 9.52%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.5 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1 percentage point lower
  • SEND: 0.21 percentage points higher
  • 4 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 7 March 2023 · published 4 May 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00178. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.5 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00675.
  • First language other than English: difference 1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00250.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.21 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00041.
  • Total pupils: difference 4 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00212.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

8St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst

Bracknell Forest · ages 4 to 11 · URN150159

199 pupils / 189 at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham2025/26 · Academic year

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St Michael's Church of England Primary School, SandhurstSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
Free school meals6% / 6.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English3% / 2.1%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND10.05% / 9.52%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.9 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.9 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.53 percentage points higher
  • 10 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details

No inspection is available in this data edition.

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00238. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00405.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.9 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00225.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.53 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00105.
  • Total pupils: difference 10 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00503.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

9St Thomas' Catholic Primary School

Staffordshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN138726

212 pupils / 189 at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham2025/26 · Academic year

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St Thomas' Catholic Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
Free school meals7.5% / 6.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English1.9% / 2.1%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND5.19% / 9.52%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.6 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 0.2 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 4.34 percentage points lower
  • 23 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00272. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00270.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00050.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.34 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00867.
  • Total pupils: difference 23 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01085.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

10St John Bosco Catholic Primary School

Sefton · ages 4 to 11 · URN104941

206 pupils / 189 at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham2025/26 · Academic year

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St John Bosco Catholic Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
Free school meals7.8% / 6.9%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English2.4% / 2.1%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND9.71% / 9.52%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.9 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 0.3 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.18 percentage points higher
  • 17 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00342. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00405.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00075.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.18 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00037.
  • Total pupils: difference 17 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00825.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham

Gateshead · ages 4 to 11 · URN149053

KS2 cohort: 31 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham: published figures and their sources
MeasureSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham
Pupils1892025/26
Free school meals6.9%2025/26
First language other than English2.1%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)9.52%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard90%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard26%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence2.6937%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence3.75%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

5277 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • The selected school: 1
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 8819

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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