OFSTED
15 November 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
15 September 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
10 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
South Tyneside
Trust
BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
239
239 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
121
50.6% of pupils
Male pupils
118
49.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.9 pts
below England
School
15.9%
South Tyneside
33.7%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.1 pts
below England
School
4.2%
South Tyneside
7.5%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
South Tyneside
2.4%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.2%
218
African
2.9%
7
White and Asian
2.9%
7
Any other White background
1.3%
3
White and Black African
0.8%
2
Any other Black background
0.4%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.7%
47 of
239 pupils
1.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
68.0%
7.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Reading
3.2 pts above England
School
77.0%
South Tyneside
70.6%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
90.0%
Writing
19.7 pts above England
School
90.0%
South Tyneside
69.9%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Maths
4.0 pts above England
School
76.0%
South Tyneside
70.8%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.50%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.72 pts
lower than
England
School
4.50%
South Tyneside
6.35%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.85%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.96 pts
lower than
England
School
7.85%
South Tyneside
16.60%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.41%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.39 pts
lower than
England
School
0.41%
South Tyneside
1.69%
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
99.6%
11.4 pts
above England
St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy
99.6%
South Tyneside
93.8%
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.