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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDL5 7DESt Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Newton Aycliffe · DL5 7DE https://stjosephsna.bhcet.org.uk/

Pupils
121
cap. 175
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
121
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
121
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio27.6:1
Admissions
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
84%
+27pp
84%71%57%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 84%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
14%7%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
42%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
121
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
27%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Garburn Place, Durham, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7DE
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
2024/2584%0%84%32%84%5%89%26%84%84%106.0105.0107.017%121
2023/2457%0%57%7%79%0%86%0%79%64%102.0103.0103.019%100
2022/2382%0%82%18%88%0%88%18%88%88%105.0103.0104.0-1.00+0.20-1.7019%98
2018/1957%14%67%19%86%14%95%43%90%81%103.0108.0107.0+1.10+1.80+4.3014%151
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNew school

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
2024/2512122.217%27%39%6%20%
2023/2410019.319%22%39%9%33%
2022/239819.219%21%38%8%29%
2021/2211218.317%19%40%8%33%
2020/2111318.316%22%28%
2018/1915120.614%28%24%5%12%
2017/185%17%

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