Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

Blaydon and ConsettConstituency

DH8 7SNPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Durham, North East.

It currently serves 60 pupils. Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 29%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 99

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Mixed

Pupils

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 60
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
28 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
17 Jul 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.