St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 150 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), September 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 84% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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- Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 29% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)230 m
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), December 2021, before the school changed. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)340 m
- Walworth SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, September 2023500 m
- St Francis Horndale CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 25% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Byerley Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)810 m
- Greenfield AcademySecondary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2019, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 37.7 (2025/26, provisional)980 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in County Durham
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).