St Joseph's Catholic Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 24 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Unique reference
146679
Address
Ragworth Road, Norton, TS20 1HR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
297 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
46.5%
Girls
53.5%
First language not English
4.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.8%
Persistent absence
8.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.6%
African 4.7%
Other White 2.4%
Mixed 1.7%
Irish Traveller 1%
Other Asian 1%
Indian 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.6
WritingWell above average4.4
MathsAbove average2.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 64%
England average 62%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

St Joseph's Catholic Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
39
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
39
2nd preference
10
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
39
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 classes27
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
7
2
5
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
15
7
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
19
11
8
Reception, Full-time
29
12
17
Year 1
34
16
18
Year 2
40
19
21
Year 3
35
14
21
Year 4
34
19
15
Year 5
40
20
20
Year 6
40
16
24
Year 2024-2025

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