St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley is a primary school located in Chester le Street. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 18/04/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: School Street, Chester le Street, DH3 2PN
Website: www.birtleystjosephsjuniors.org/
Telephone: 01914102231
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rebecca Nutton
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108388

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 120
Number of Pupils: 108
Number of Boys: 55
Number of Girls: 53

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.7 to 1
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.5
Maths
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.1 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxclose Nursery School
Brancepeth Road , Oxclose NE38 0LA 		4out of 4 2,298 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley
School Street , Birtley DH3 2PN 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley
Mitchell Street , Birtley DH3 1LU 		3out of 4 637 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School
Mount Pleasant Road , Birtley DH3 1AY 		4out of 4 783 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Portobello Primary School
Tamerton Drive , Birtley DH3 2LY 		3out of 4 954 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Barley Mow Primary School
Pembroke Avenue , Barley Mow DH3 2DJ 		3out of 4 1,221 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Birtley Lane , Birtley DH3 2LP 		2out of 4 415 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oxclose Community Academy
Dilston Close , Oxclose Village NE38 0LN 		3out of 4 2,170 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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