St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7 - 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
Gateshead
Unique reference
148844
Address
School Street, Birtley, DH3 2PN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
93 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
51.6%
Girls
48.4%
First language not English
19.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.4%
Persistent absence
14.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.4%
Other White 8.6%
Mixed 4.4%
Other 4.3%
Gypsy/Roma 2.2%
African 2.2%
Chinese 1.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage-1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 53%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 105
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 classes23.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 3
26
14
12
Year 4
30
19
11
Year 5
18
9
9
Year 6
19
6
13
Year 2023-2024

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