# St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley

St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley is a primary school in Gateshead, for pupils aged 5 to 7.

It had 68 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148809. [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 5 to 7
- Pupils: 68
- Council: Gateshead
- URN: 148809

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, October 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 22 October 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-junior-school-birtley-e148844): 580 m. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ravensworth Terrace Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravensworth-terrace-primary-school-e108333): 650 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lord-lawson-of-beamish-academy-e137942): 840 m. Secondary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Birtley East Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birtley-east-community-primary-school-e108337): 850 m. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Portobello Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portobello-primary-school-e108336): 1.4 km. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Barley Mow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barley-mow-primary-school-e108373): 1.7 km. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148809)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148809)

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