St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 13 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
County Durham
Unique reference
143515
Address
Garburn Place, Durham, DL5 7DE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
121 (64% of total capacity)
Boys
43.8%
Girls
56.2%
First language not English
27.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.3%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 67.8%
Other White 11.6%
African 11.6%
Other 5.8%
Indian 1.7%
Mixed 1.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage0.2
MathsAverage-1.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
18
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
18
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
18
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
7
4
3
Early Years 2, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
10
6
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
4
2
2
Reception, Full-time
9
5
4
Year 1
13
3
10
Year 2
17
8
9
Year 3
11
4
7
Year 4
11
5
6
Year 5
16
8
8
Year 6
18
6
12
Year 2024-2025

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