SCHOOL PROFILE

St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn

Primary Academy converter URN 148275
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 126.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

14 May 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 228 208 full-time · 20 part-time
Female pupils 114 50.0% of pupils
Male pupils 114 50.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

7.5%
17.3 pts below England
School 7.5%
South Tyneside 33.7%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.9%
12.4 pts below England
School 7.9%
South Tyneside 7.5%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
South Tyneside 2.4%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
86.0%
196
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
7
White and Asian
3.1%
7
African
2.6%
6
Any other White background
1.8%
4
Indian
1.3%
3
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 8.8% 20 of 228 pupils
12.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 8.8%
South Tyneside 24.7%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.3% 19 pupils
England 14.8% 6.5 pts below
EHC plans 0.4% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 5.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Specific learning difficulty 2
Speech, language & communication 2
Multi-sensory impairment 1
No specialist assessment yet 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.

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

3.82%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.40 pts lower than England
School 3.82%
South Tyneside 6.35%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.50%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.32 pts lower than England
School 7.50%
South Tyneside 16.60%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.83%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.97 pts lower than England
School 0.83%
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

126.7% 38.5 pts above England
St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn
126.7%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information