# St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell

St 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.

Primary school. Code E148812. [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 224
- Council: Newcastle upon Tyne
- URN: 148812

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 4 July 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.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

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

- [Atkinson Road Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/atkinson-road-primary-academy-e138212): 160 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bridgewater Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgewater-primary-school-e108466): 490 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [West Newcastle Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-newcastle-academy-e139729): 490 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Canning Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canning-street-primary-school-e108461): 660 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Trinity Solutions Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-solutions-academy-e142673): 740 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Trinity Post 16 Solutions Limited](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-post-16-solutions-limited-e142918): 740 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## 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/148812)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148812)

## How to cite

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