St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 18 2024 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
North Tyneside
Unique reference
148449
Address
Wallsend Road, Chirton, NE29 7BT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
216 (72% of total capacity)
Boys
46.8%
Girls
53.2%
First language not English
12.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
54.2%
Persistent absence
21.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
28.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.4%
African 10.2%
Other White 4.2%
Mixed 3.2%
Unclassified 2.3%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other Asian 1.4%
Indian 0.9%
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-0.7
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage-2.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 49%
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 103
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 Primary School, North Shields

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
4
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
1
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 classes23.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher18.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
3
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
9
7
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
3
4
Reception, Part-time
11
7
4
Reception, Full-time
10
7
3
Year 1
31
14
17
Year 2
21
7
14
Year 3
35
18
17
Year 4
26
14
12
Year 5
31
11
20
Year 6
31
10
21
Year 2024-2025

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