St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 13 2023 Ofsted report
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
Gateshead
Unique reference
148910
Address
Croftdale Road, NE21 4BG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
205 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
5.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.6%
Persistent absence
10.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.8%
Other White 3.9%
Mixed 3.5%
Indian 2.9%
African 1.5%
Chinese 1%
Irish 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
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, Blaydon

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
29
2nd preference
34
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
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 classes29.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
23
11
12
Year 1
28
13
15
Year 2
30
9
21
Year 3
31
19
12
Year 4
31
14
17
Year 5
32
19
13
Year 6
30
16
14
Year 2023-2024

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