St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 14 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Gateshead
Unique reference
108391
Address
Whinfield Way, Highfield, NE39 2JE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
93 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
48.4%
Girls
51.6%
First language not English
2.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.7%
Persistent absence
14.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89.2%
African 5.4%
Other White 2.2%
Mixed 2.2%
Other Black 1.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage0
MathsWell below average-5.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 24%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 98
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
6
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
5
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
5
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher15
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
10
2
8
Year 1
10
7
3
Year 2
15
7
8
Year 3
15
5
10
Year 4
14
7
7
Year 5
17
13
4
Year 6
12
4
8
Year 2023-2024

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