St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

South TynesideLocal Authority

Jarrow and Gateshead EastConstituency

NE32 5YTPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

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

It currently serves 209 pupils. St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow is part of BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 77%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

<1%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

209

Total Pupils

44%Boys

56%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 209
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
23 Jan 2025	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
27 Jul 2012	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.