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EnglandNorth EastNewcastle upon TyneNE15 6JBSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell

Primary

Newcastle upon Tyne · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE15 6JB www.stjosephsrcprimary.co.uk/website

Pupils
214
cap. 236
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
214
Pupils · 2024/25
52%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
214
Pupils · 2024/25
52%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
-9pp
77%70%62%
'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
6%
-1pp
10%8%6%
'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
214
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
52%
FSM eligible
52%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Armstrong Road, Benwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6JB
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
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
2024/2568%6%81%23%74%19%81%23%77%84%105.0105.0105.021%214
2023/2477%7%80%37%80%27%83%20%87%73%106.0105.0105.018%227
2022/2362%10%76%31%76%24%79%38%83%76%106.0105.0104.0+1.40+3.50+2.1017%221

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
2024/2521423.821%52%52%5%13%
2023/2422725.718%42%48%6%17%
2022/2322123.917%43%46%6%19%
2021/2220020.116%40%45%6%21%

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