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EnglandNorth EastNorthumberlandNE46 2DDSt Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham
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St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham

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Northumberland · Hexham · NE46 2DD stjosephshexham.bwcet.com

Pupils
179
cap. 360
Ages
9 - 13
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
179
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
179
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorthumberland
PhaseAll-through
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham · All-through · Northumberland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
59%
+9pp
59%55%50%
'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
3%
-2pp
11%7%3%
'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
18%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
179
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Highford Lane, Hexham, NE46 2DD
Local authority
Northumberland
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2559%3%67%18%72%5%74%15%77%67%103.0103.0103.014%179
2023/2450%5%77%25%77%14%57%11%86%66%105.0101.0102.09%186
2022/2359%11%78%27%81%20%75%17%88%73%106.0104.0103.0-1.60-0.10-2.307%238

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2517915.214%2%26%5%10%
2023/2418614.89%2%23%6%14%
2022/232387%1%25%6%16%
2021/2227513%2%24%7%18%
2020/2129714%2%20%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.