St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn
Primary schoolSt James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn is a primary school in South Tyneside, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 160 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, October 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 23 October 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 73% of pupils at St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in South Tyneside and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | South Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Hebburn Comprehensive SchoolSecondary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional)270 m
- Hebburn Lakes Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)290 m
- Bede Burn Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
- Toner Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2022. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- Keelman's Way SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, April 2024950 m
- The Sue Hedley Nursery SchoolNursery. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Tyneside
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).