St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 25 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
9 - 13 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Northumberland
Unique reference
148260
Address
Highford Lane, NE46 2DD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
186 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
54.8%
Girls
45.2%
First language not English
1.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.4%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
5.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.1%
Mixed 3.2%
Other 1.1%
Other White 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.6
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsBelow average-2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 59%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

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

School 11%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes18.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 5
36
27
9
Year 6
44
20
24
Year 7
61
28
33
Year 8
45
27
18
Year 2023-2024

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