St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

GatesheadLocal Authority

Washington and Gateshead SouthConstituency

DH3 2PNPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Gateshead, North East.

It currently serves 105 pupils. St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 84%
Higher standard: 21%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

105

Total Pupils

59%Boys

41%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

25%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 105
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
23 Jul 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
10 May 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.