St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

South TynesideLocal Authority

Jarrow and Gateshead EastConstituency

NE31 2BPPostcode

3.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in South Tyneside, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 160 pupils. St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn is part of BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

160

Total Pupils

53%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 160
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Dec 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.