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.
21st April
Easter newsletter
2nd March
February 2026 Newsletter
5th January
December 2025 Newsletter
21st November
November Newsletter
3rd October
October 2025 Newsletter
Fr Chris’ visit to Year 2
Our Year 2 classroom was filled with excitement as we welcomed a very special guest, our Parish Priest Fr Chris, to talk to us about Palm Sunday. To help the children understand the significance of this special day that starts Holy Week, Fr Chris and Miss Dickinson led an interactive session exploring the story of […]
Published: May 6, 2026
Growing in Reception
The children in Reception have thoroughly enjoyed our topic on ‘Growing’. They have enjoyed listening to stories such as; Jack and the Beanstalk, Jasper’s Beanstalk, The Extraordinary Gardener and The Tiny Seed. They planted seeds with care and knew how to look after them. They checked on them each day for signs of growth and […]
Published: May 5, 2026
Reception class visit to Whitehouse Farm!
As part of our learning about growing, Reception class visited Whitehouse Farm. The children enjoyed hand feeding a range of animals and especially enjoyed feeding the baby lamb’s some milk. They looked so cute in their woolly jumpers! The children also had the opportunity to handle small animals such as; rabbits, mice, a giant African […]
Published: May 5, 2026
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