St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
South Tyneside
Unique reference
148778
Address
Solway Road, NE31 2BP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
172 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
52.9%
Girls
47.1%
First language not English
4.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.1%
Persistent absence
10.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.8%
Mixed 5.2%
African 2.3%
Other White 1.7%
Other 1.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2.2
WritingWell above average2.7
MathsAverage1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
12
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
9
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
9
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes24.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
20
10
10
Year 1
26
10
16
Year 2
30
21
9
Year 3
20
12
8
Year 4
31
19
12
Year 5
15
2
13
Year 6
30
17
13
Year 2024-2025

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