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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamSR7 9RDSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton

Primary

County Durham · Seaham · SR7 9RD www.murton-st-josephs.durham.sch.uk/

Pupils
142
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
142
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
142
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton · Primary · County Durham

Finance£6805 spend / pupil£7619 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
71%
-1pp
100%79%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
0%
-16pp
16%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
75%
LA AVG 72.79%
SPAG higher standard
21%
LA AVG 26.79%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.09
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 103.99
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
142
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
LA AVG 18.62:1
EAL
16%
LA AVG 4.68%
FSM eligible
20%
LA AVG 34.7%
SEN
4%
LA AVG 25.07%
Overall absence
3%
LA AVG 6.06%
Persistent absence
6%
LA AVG 15.9%

Contact

Address
Church Lane, Murton, Seaham, SR7 9RD
Local authority
County Durham
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
2024/2571%0%88%29%79%13%75%13%83%75%105.0103.0104.04%142
2023/2472%16%76%28%80%24%92%24%96%76%105.0106.0105.06%161
2022/2357%10%76%29%76%29%95%14%81%86%105.0106.0106.0-0.20+3.20+2.706%159
2018/19100%7%100%40%100%27%100%13%100%100%109.0106.0109.0+5.10+3.90+1.606%153
2017/1875%6%88%44%88%38%81%13%81%88%108.0103.0107.0+3.40+3.40-1.503%144
2016/1786%7%86%43%86%14%93%7%93%79%106.0104.0106.0+4.90+3.40+2.408%125

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
2024/2514223.74%16%20%3%6%
2023/2416120.16%14%22%4%8%
2022/2315919.96%11%21%5%8%
2021/2216320.49%9%21%7%22%
2020/2116323.37%9%17%
2018/1915325.56%11%15%4%2%
2017/1814419.53%10%13%4%10%
2016/1712525.08%9%14%4%8%

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