Welcome
Welcome to Corpus Christi Catholic Primary – a vibrant, welcoming and multicultural school in the heart of Bensham, Gateshead. We are a diverse community, where we appreciate and celebrate each other’s differences. We encourage everyone to be the best they can be by ‘letting their lights shine’ and in response, children grow, achieve and thrive.
We offer a highly ambitious curriculum from Nursery to Year 6. At our recent Ofsted Inspection in November 2023, we were graded ‘Outstanding’ in every single area as well as for overall effectiveness. This means that our school provides the highest quality education and care for all children.
Watch our videos to see our school in action! Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or would like to arrange a visit to our school.
Mrs C Maxwell
Headteacher
Letters
We send out letters and newsletters on a regular basis to keep parents up to date with school decisions and progress.
At Corpus Christi, we keep our parents, carers and families informed about upcoming events and celebrations of our children's successes. We regularly publish a newsletter, which is sent out electronically to all of our parents and is made available on this page. We also use Social media to share the very latest events, learning and religious celebrations that take place within our school.
22nd May
May Newsletter
21st April
Easter newsletter
2nd March
February 2026 Newsletter
5th January
December 2025 Newsletter
21st November
November Newsletter
World Faiths Week
This week in school we have been learning about and celebrating a range of other world faiths as part of our commitment to recognising and valuing our rich diversity. As a Catholic school, we believe in showing respect, compassion and understanding towards others. By exploring different believes and traditions we help our children to grow […]
Published: June 16, 2026
Sports Day 2026
Our school had a great day celebrating Sports Day. We walked down to Saltwell Park and took part in a variety of different games such as a sprint, egg and spoon race, sack race, long jump, vortext howler throw and an obstacle relay. The children had great fun competing in all these activities in groups. […]
Published: June 15, 2026
Winning with FairPlay
A massive well done to some children from Year 6 who took part in a Football Tournament at the academy of sport. Our team were amazing in the group stages working brilliantly together to score 24 goals while only conceding 4. We moved onto the semi-final where we were narrowly beat. Although the children were […]
Published: June 12, 2026
The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is an exempt charity. It is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07890590. The registered office address is Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education HQ, Barmston Court, Turbine Business Park, Nissan Way, Washington, SR5 3NY.