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St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

πŸ“DH3 2PNπŸ›οΈGatesheadπŸŽ“PrimaryπŸ“…Ages 7-11πŸ‘₯97 pupils
Ofsted Overall Rating:Not Available(2025)Why?
Schoolchecker.io Rating:Outstanding(calculated)How?
KS2 Primary Results Ranking:#496 Ranked of 15,074 Primary Schools in England (top 3%)How?
Local Ranking:#11 Ranked out of 57 Primary Schools in Gateshead (top 19%)
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Best School in KS2 Results in Gateshead: St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon (2024)
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School Details

School Details

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Age Range7-11
GenderMixed
Coeducational Sixth FormYes
Has NurseryYes
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
PrincipalMrs Kate Swaddle
AddressSchool Street, Chester le Street, DH3 2PN
Phone Number01914102231
Websitehttps://stjosephcatholicschoolsbirtley.org/
Academy SponsorBISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Local AuthorityGateshead
Unique Reference Number148844

Pupils Data

Pupil Summary

Total Pupils97(81% capacity)
Age Range7-11
GenderMixed
Boy/Girl Ratio
39.2% Girls
60.8% Boys
Eligible for Free School Meals29 pupils (29.9%)
First Language is Not English22 pupils(22.7%)
Young Carers1 (1.0%)

Pupil Ethnicities

White, British
74.2%
White, Other
8.2%
Asian, Indian
4.1%
Black, African
2.1%
Mixed, White & Black African
2.1%
Mixed, White & Asian
2.1%
Gypsy/Roma
2.1%
Asian, Pakistani
1.0%
Chinese
1.0%

Ofsted Inspections

Latest Inspection

Ofsted Overall Rating:
Not AvailableWhy?
Schoolchecker.io Rating:
Outstanding(calculated)How?
Inspection Date:6/24/2025
All Inspections:View on Ofsted Website

Category Judgements

The quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding

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