SCHOOL PROFILE

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 142736
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

6 June 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Stockton-on-Tees
Trust BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 189 169 full-time · 20 part-time
Female pupils 85 45.0% of pupils
Male pupils 104 55.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.4%
0.6 pts above England
School 25.4%
Stockton-on-Tees 27.4%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

11.6%
8.7 pts below England
School 11.6%
Stockton-on-Tees 7.8%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 0.6%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
83.6%
158
African
8.5%
16
Any other White background
3.2%
6
White and Black African
1.6%
3
Any other Asian background
1.1%
2
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.8% 43 of 189 pupils
1.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.8%
Stockton-on-Tees 21.3%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.6% 39 pupils
England 14.8% 5.8 pts above
EHC plans 2.1% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 18
Speech, language & communication 17
No specialist assessment yet 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Hearing impairment 1
Multi-sensory impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 64.3%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 76.5%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 74.6%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 75.1%
North East 72.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.51%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.70 pts lower than England
School 5.51%
Stockton-on-Tees 6.26%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.77%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.95 pts higher than England
School 16.77%
Stockton-on-Tees 15.63%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.62%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.18 pts lower than England
School 0.62%
Stockton-on-Tees 1.78%
North East 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.0% 1.8 pts above England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
90.0%
Stockton-on-Tees
92.5%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information