St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

State-Funded School

st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

Newton Aycliffe and SpennymoorConstituency

DL5 7DEPostcode

2.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 150 pupils. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is part of BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

11%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

150

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

45%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 150
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
9 Nov 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
22 Sept 2016	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.