St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton

State-Funded School

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

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

EasingtonConstituency

SR7 9RDPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 127 pupils.

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: 72%
Higher standard: 16%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

127

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

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: 127
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

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 24 May 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 Sept 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.