St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

South TynesideLocal Authority

Jarrow and Gateshead EastConstituency

NE32 4PJPostcode

6.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in South Tyneside, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 230 pupils. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow is part of BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

230

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

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: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 230
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.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 19 October 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
12 Mar 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.