St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell
Academy converterPrimaryAges 4–11MixedRoman Catholic
Dryden Road, Low Fell, St Peters Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Gateshead, NE9 5TU
Headteacher · Mrs Paula McArthur
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Key facts
Pupils213Capacity 210
OfstedStandards maintainedInspected 5 February 2025
TrustBishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Free school meals8%
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025.
Last graded inspection, 11 February 2020:
- Overall effectivenessGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Gateshead council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in GatesheadApplications for September 2026
29 of the 36 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered30
Applications93
First choice36
First-choice offers29
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Kells Lane Primary School0.4 mi
- River Tyne Academy Gateshead0.4 mi
- Glynwood Community Primary School0.5 mi
- Carr Hill Community Primary School0.6 mi
- Kelvin Grove Community Primary School0.8 mi