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.
2nd March
February 2026 Newsletter
5th January
December 2025 Newsletter
21st November
November Newsletter
3rd October
October 2025 Newsletter
5th September
September Newsletter
Demonstrating care and concern in Nursery.
This half term in Nursery has been largely centred around New Life and showing care and concern for living things. We have talked about what we were like as babies and what helped us grow into the people we are today. We then likened this to animals and explored how farmers look after their animals. […]
Published: April 4, 2026
A Heartwarming Success for our Mini Vinnies
Our Mini Vinnies would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who supported their recent Coffee Morning! The children decided, as a group, that they wanted to support our local food co-op based at our church. Their mission was to ensure that every child whose family relies on our local food bank receives […]
Published: April 1, 2026
Fiesta at the Gateshead Schools Dance Festival
On Wednesday 25th March, year 4 took part in the Gateshead schools dance festival at the Glasshouse. After weeks of rehearsal with their fantastic dance instructor, Helen, year 4 showcased their brilliant dancing and performed their ‘Fiesta’ dance for the whole audience at the Gateshead schools dance festival. The performance was a mash up of […]
Published: April 1, 2026
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