St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 23/11/2016. 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 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Armstrong Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

School Information

Address: Armstrong Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6JB
Website: www.stjosephsrcprimary.co.uk/website
Telephone: 01912739063
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Elaine Mathews
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108508

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 236
Number of Pupils: 211
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 111

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 3.2
Writing
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.7
Maths
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
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
Cruddas Park Early Years Centre
Brunel Terrace , NE4 7NL
3out of 4 1,981 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashfield Nursery School
101 Elswick Road , Elswick NE4 6JR
4out of 4 2,126 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 Primary School
Armstrong Road , Benwell NE15 6JB
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Atkinson Road Primary Academy
Atkinson Road , Benwell NE4 8XT
3out of 4 179 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bridgewater Primary School
Bridgewater , Delaval Road NE15 6NL
4out of 4 534 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
West Newcastle Academy
Off Armstrong Road , NE4 8QP
3out of 4 535 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Canning Street Primary School
Wellfield Road , NE4 8PA
3out of 4 720 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Cuthbert's High School
Gretna Road , NE15 7PX
4out of 4 1,307 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Fenham Hall Drive , Fenham NE4 9YH
4out of 4 1,659 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
Market Lane , Dunston NE11 9NX
3out of 4 2,510 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Callerton Academy
Blandford Street , NE1 3BT
- not rated 2,882 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Solutions Academy
Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ
- not rated 813 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
NCG
Rye Hill Campus , Scotswood Road NE4 7SA
- not rated 2,777 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Excelsior Academy
Denton Road , NE15 6AF
2out of 4 1,756 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Post 16 Solutions Ltd.
Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ
- not rated 813 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ
3out of 4 870 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hadrian School
Bertram Crescent , NE15 6PY
4out of 4 899 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Bahr Academy
72 Sceptre Street , NE4 6PR
- not rated 1,814 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Dame Allan's Senior School
Fowberry Crescent , Fenham NE4 9YJ
- not rated 1,836 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.