St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
No rating
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
Newcastle upon Tyne
Unique reference
148812
Address
Armstrong Road, Benwell, NE15 6JB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
227 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
46.3%
Girls
53.7%
First language not English
42.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
45.8%
Persistent absence
19.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.0%
Pupil ethnicities
African 22.5%
White British 21.1%
Mixed 17.2%
Other 9.7%
Other White 9.3%
Other Asian 8.4%
Bangladeshi 6.2%
Gypsy/Roma 1.8%
Pakistani 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Black 0.9%
Indian 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.4
WritingWell above average3.5
MathsAverage2.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 62%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
22
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
22
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
22
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 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
22
8
14
Reception, Full-time
24
13
11
Year 1
30
12
18
Year 2
30
11
19
Year 3
30
15
15
Year 4
30
18
12
Year 5
31
15
16
Year 6
30
13
17
Year 2023-2024

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