Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor Catchment Area
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor is an academy converter primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead , serving pupils aged 4-11, with 197 pupils, and a capacity of 210 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
4-11
Age range
197
Pupils
210
Capacity
94%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2024
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor?
The catchment area for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor is the geographic zone Gateshead uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Gateshead publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor is managed by Gateshead and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Gateshead before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Gateshead catchment area documents →Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor: 210 places, 94% filled: nearing capacity
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor has a published admission number of 210 places. 197 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 94%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 210, Gateshead's admissions team applies distance-based tiebreakers. Families within the school's historical catchment boundary are well placed, but a boundary check with the council is recommended before applying.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 10.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Gateshead publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Find Gateshead school admissions →
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor: School Information
- Full address
- Byermoor, Burnopfield, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 6NU
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 4-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 10.2% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 140638
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Other Roman Catholic Schools in Gateshead
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Gateshead. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Rowlands Gill
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon Catchment Area
Academy converter · Blaydon-on-Tyne
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead Catchment Area
Academy converter · Gateshead
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green Catchment Area
Academy converter · Gateshead
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor
What is the catchment area for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor? ▾
The catchment area for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor is the geographic zone Gateshead uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Gateshead publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor oversubscribed? ▾
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor is operating close to its capacity of 210 places (94% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor? ▾
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Gateshead before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor cover? ▾
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, serving pupils aged 4-11. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor? ▾
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor was rated Good by Ofsted in 2024. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.