St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Apr 17 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 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
County Durham
Unique reference
148629
Address
Victoria Lane, Coundon, DL14 8NN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
112 (53% of total capacity)
Boys
57.1%
Girls
42.9%
First language not English
7.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
50%
Persistent absence
19.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.4%
Other White 6.3%
Mixed 2.7%
Irish 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.9%
African 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

ReadingWell below average-4.4
WritingAverage-1.9
MathsWell below average-4.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
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 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, Coundon

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
11
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
11
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
2
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
11
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 classes24.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
9
5
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
1
1
0
Reception, Part-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
17
8
9
Year 1
9
6
3
Year 2
15
11
4
Year 3
16
7
9
Year 4
11
8
3
Year 5
8
4
4
Year 6
20
11
9
Year 2024-2025

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