St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell
Primary schoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell is a primary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 224 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 4 July 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, 68% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Newcastle upon Tyne and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Newcastle upon Tyne | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 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- Atkinson Road Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)160 m
- Bridgewater Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)490 m
- West Newcastle AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)490 m
- Canning Street Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- Trinity Solutions AcademySixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file740 m
- Trinity Post 16 Solutions LimitedSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file740 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Newcastle upon Tyne
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).