SCHOOL PROFILE

St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow

Primary Academy converter URN 149035
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

3 December 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
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 209 209 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 116 55.5% of pupils
Male pupils 93 44.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.6%
15.2 pts below England
School 9.6%
South Tyneside 33.7%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.2%
14.1 pts below England
School 6.2%
South Tyneside 7.5%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
South Tyneside 2.4%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.3%
193
African
2.9%
6
Any other White background
1.4%
3
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
2
Chinese
1.0%
2
Any other Asian background
0.5%
1
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 14.4% 30 of 209 pupils
6.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.4%
South Tyneside 24.7%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.9% 29 pupils
England 14.8% 0.9 pts below
EHC plans 0.5% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 5.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Specific learning difficulty 6
Speech, language & communication 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Moderate learning difficulty 2
No specialist assessment yet 2

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

48.0% 12.4 pts below England
School 48.0%
South Tyneside 59.3%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

66.0%

7.8 pts below England

School 66.0%
South Tyneside 70.6%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

69.0%

1.3 pts below England

School 69.0%
South Tyneside 69.9%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

66.0%

6.0 pts below England

School 66.0%
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

Attendance profile

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

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.32%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.89 pts lower than England
School 4.32%
South Tyneside 6.35%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.93%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.89 pts lower than England
School 10.93%
South Tyneside 16.60%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.09%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.71 pts lower than England
School 1.09%
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

99.5% 11.3 pts above England
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow
99.5%
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