St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 13 2023 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
- Gateshead
- Unique reference
- 148910
- Address
- Croftdale Road, NE21 4BG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 218 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.1%
- Persistent absence
- 3.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 86.2%
Other White 4.6%
Mixed 3.3%
African 2.8%
Indian 2.3%
Chinese 0.9%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
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 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 22
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 3 3 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 2 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 19 11 |
| Year 1 | 22 10 12 |
| Year 2 | 29 12 17 |
| Year 3 | 30 10 20 |
| Year 4 | 32 20 12 |
| Year 5 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 6 | 32 19 13 |