St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

GatesheadLocal Authority

Gateshead Central and WhickhamConstituency

NE8 1LRPostcode

2.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Gateshead, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 169 pupils. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 52%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

51%

Asian

Black

31%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

169

Total Pupils

40%Boys

60%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

47%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 169
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 27 September 2023. 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
17 Oct 2013	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.