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 July
June Newsletter
22nd May
May Newsletter
21st April
Easter newsletter
2nd March
February 2026 Newsletter
5th January
December 2025 Newsletter
End of Year Trip
This week Year 1 visited Saltwell Park to celebrate a wonderful year shared together. At the park we went to see the animals- we were very lucky and got to see the animals being fed! After that, we went into the play area and had so much fun playing together in the sand, on the […]
Published: July 17, 2026
Year 2 take action to protect our environment
This term, Year 2 delivered a fantastic assembly all about protecting our environment, with a special focus on plastic pollution. After reading the inspiring story We Are Water Protectors, the children became passionate about looking after our planet and wanted to help spread awareness about the importance of protecting our environment. They worked hard to […]
Published: July 17, 2026
Sporting Success at Corpus Christi
Our pupils had an amazing time representing the school at the annual Gateshead School Sports Athletics Festival, taking part in a wide range of track and field events throughout the day. We are incredibly proud to announce that this was our most successful year ever at the athletics festival! Our talented athletes achieved a record-breaking 23 medals across a variety […]
Published: July 16, 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.